まるさば

noun

blue mackerel; Scomber australasicus

A species of mackerel found in the Pacific. Often distinguished from 胡麻鯖 (ごまさば, spotted mackerel). Usually written in kana.

See also: ゴマサバ

• まるさばは日本にほん近きん海かいで獲とれる。

  Blue mackerel are caught in the waters near Japan.

• スーパーでまるさばを買かった。

  I bought blue mackerel at the supermarket.