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ガンギエイ

also: がんぎえい

Meanings

1

noun

skate (Rajidae spp., esp. Kwangtung skate, Dipturus kwangtungensis)

usually written using kana alone

A type of cartilaginous fish; the name typically refers to the Kwangtung skate in Japanese contexts.

水すい族ぞく館かんでガンギエイを見みた。
I saw a skate at the aquarium.
ガンギエイはエイの仲なか間まだ。
The skate is a type of ray.

Written forms

がんぎえい
Hiragana spelling, also used but less common than katakana for this species name.
雁がん木ぎ鱝えい
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 鱝 is a non-jōyō character for rays and skates.
雁がん木ぎ鱏えい
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 鱏 is a non-jōyō character for rays and skates.

Kanji

雁

wild goose

木tree, wood

鱏ray, skate

Similar words

エイ
General term for rays; ガンギエイ is a specific species of skate within the ray family.
カスベ
Another common name for skates, often used in culinary contexts; ガンギエイ is more formal/scientific.

Etymology

The name likely derives from the skate's resemblance to a 雁木 (gangi, a type of zigzag pattern or stepped pier), but the exact origin is uncertain.