noun
small Edo-period coastal transport vessel
Historical term used in western Japan for a small boat that carried marine products, fuel, and other goods over short distances during the Edo period.
江戸時代、西日本では五十集と呼ばれる小型船が海産物を運んだ。
In the Edo period, small boats called isaba transported marine products in western Japan.
noun
fish market; fishmonger; marine products
Archaic eastern Japan usage; could refer to a fish market, a fish seller, or the marine products themselves. No longer in modern use.
In eastern Japan, isaba was used as an old word for a fish market or fishmonger.