洲す走ばしり

Meanings

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the young stage of the striped mullet (Mugil cephalus), known as ぼら in Japanese. Used in fishing and culinary contexts.

Kanji

洲continent, sandbar, island
走run
州state, province

Related words

ぼら
ぼら is the general term for striped mullet (adult), while すばしり specifically refers to the young fish.

Written forms

洲す走ばしりUsage100%
Kanji spelling; rare and mostly replaced by kana. The kanji 洲 (sandbank) and 走 (run) are used here, but the word is usually written in kana.
州す走ばしり
Variant kanji spelling using 州 instead of 洲; even less common.
洲す走ばしり
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana variant; rarely used.
スバシリ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in informal contexts.

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Possibly from 洲 (す, sandbank) and 走り (はしり, running), referring to the fish's behavior near sandbanks, but this is speculative.