also: りょうけい
good-sized fish; respectable catch
Fishing term for a fish of satisfying size, or a catch that is considered decent. Often used in angling contexts.
Today I caught several good-sized horse mackerel.
It's really satisfying when you land a respectable catch.
Standard kanji spelling for the common reading りょうがた.
Alternate reading りょうけい is listed but is less common; りょうがた is the usual reading.
Compound of 良 (good) and 型 (shape/size), literally 'good size'. The reading りょうがた is the standard combination; りょうけい is a less common Sino-Japanese reading variant.