サヨリ

noun

Japanese halfbeak; stickleback

Refers to the fish Hemiramphus sajori, a slender, needle-like marine fish. The gloss 'stickleback' is a less precise common name sometimes used for similar-looking fish, but the primary identification is Japanese halfbeak.

• サヨリは春はるが旬しゅんの魚さかなです。

  Japanese halfbeak is a fish in season in spring.

• 市いち場ばで新しん鮮せんなサヨリを買かった。

  I bought fresh Japanese halfbeak at the market.