Usage patterns ベラを 釣つ る to catch a wrasse
I caught three small wrasses off the breakwater.
Kanji 遍 everywhere, times, widely Counted with 尾 is the formal counter used for fish like ベラ , especially in fisheries or written contexts.
匹 is the everyday counter used for ベラ when talking casually about catching or seeing the fish.
Written forms ベラ Usage 99%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this fish name; usually written in kana.
べら Usage 1%
Hiragana spelling is also used, but katakana is more common for animal names.
遍羅べら
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.
倍良べら
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Etymology The origin is uncertain. The word may be native Japanese, but no clear derivation is known.
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