seafood; marine products; fish and shellfish
Broad term covering edible aquatic animals, especially fish and shellfish. Used in contexts like markets, cuisine, and fisheries.
You can get fresh seafood at this market.
I made paella using plenty of seafood.
I bought fresh seafood at the market.
This shop stocks its seafood from the fishing port.
Pasta made with seafood is popular.
シーフード is a loanword often used for Western-style dishes, while 魚介 is the native Japanese term used in traditional and everyday contexts.
魚介 is a broader culinary term covering fish and shellfish together (seafood), while 魚 refers specifically to fish.
魚類 refers only to fish (a biological classification), whereas 魚介 includes both fish and shellfish.
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
Standard kanji spelling; the most common and widely accepted form.
Alternate spelling using 貝 (shellfish) instead of 介; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 魚 (fish) and 介 (shellfish/shell). The alternate spelling 魚貝 directly uses 貝 (shellfish).