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タイ (たい, tai) Japanese meaning: sea bream | Kotomora
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At the celebration, grilled sea bream with salt was served.
Sea bream is known as a high-class fish.
Expressions 腐くさ っても 鯛たい a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality 海老えび で 鯛たい を 釣つ る get big returns on a small investment; throw a sprat to catch a mackerel 鯛たい も 一人ひとり はうまからず good food requires good company; even sea bream doesn't taste good eaten alone Don't confuse with 鯛 (sea bream) is the classic celebratory fish of the Sparidae family, while 金目鯛 (splendid alfonsino) is an unrelated deep-sea species with big eyes and red skin, often confused because both share the -だい ending and are prized in Japanese cooking.
Counted with Rare trade counter for fish.
For fish, especially whole fish as food or catch (鯛一尾); casual speech also uses 匹.
Written forms タイ Usage 89%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is the most common written form for this fish name.
鯛たい Usage 10%
Kanji spelling; common in formal or culinary contexts.
たい Usage 2%
Hiragana spelling; also used, but katakana is more typical for fish names.
Etymology The kanji 鯛 is a phono-semantic compound with 魚 (fish) and 周 (around), but the exact derivation of the Japanese word 'tai' is uncertain. It may be related to the adjective めでたい (auspicious), as sea bream is considered a lucky fish.
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