striped jack; white trevally
A marine fish (Pseudocaranx dentex) found in coastal waters, valued as a food fish. The name is usually written in katakana as シマアジ.
Striped jack is delicious as sashimi.
釣りで大きなシマアジを釣った。
I caught a big white trevally while fishing.
アジ (horse mackerel) is a related but different fish; シマアジ is a specific species with stripes.
Katakana spelling is common for fish names and is the usual written form for this word.
Hiragana spelling, also used.
Variant kanji spelling with 鯵 (simplified form of 鰺). Rarely used.
Kanji spelling using 縞 (stripe) and 鰺 (horse mackerel). Rarely used; the fish is usually written in kana.
Irregular kanji usage (ateji) using 島 (island). Not standard; included for recognition.
From 縞 (shima, 'stripe') + 鯵 (aji, 'horse mackerel'), referring to the striped pattern on the fish.