ニゴイ

Meanings

1

Hemibarbus barbus; a species of cyprinid fish

usually written using kana alone

A freshwater fish native to East Asia, resembling a carp. The name is usually written in katakana.

ニゴイは川かわの底そこでよく見みられる。
Hemibarbus barbus is often seen at the bottom of rivers.
釣つり人びとがニゴイを釣つり上あげた。
The angler caught a Hemibarbus barbus.