also: イウチー · ぎょし
noun
Culinary term for shark fin, used especially in Chinese cuisine contexts.
魚翅スープは中華料理の高級食材だ。
Shark fin soup is a luxury ingredient in Chinese cuisine.
Sino-Japanese reading; less common than the Chinese-derived readings.
フカヒレ is the common Japanese word for shark fin, while 魚翅 is a Chinese-derived term used mainly in culinary contexts.
From Chinese 魚翅 (yúchì), meaning shark fin. The readings ユイチー and イウチー reflect Chinese pronunciations, while ぎょし is a Sino-Japanese reading.