タカサゴ

noun

double-lined fusilier

A species of marine fish (Pterocaesio digramma). Typically written in katakana as タカサゴ.

• 沖おき縄なわの海うみでタカサゴの群むれを見みた。

  I saw a school of double-lined fusiliers in the sea off Okinawa.

noun

Taiwan (nickname)

A colloquial nickname for Taiwan, derived from the kanji 高砂 (Takasago), an old Japanese name for the island. Not commonly used in modern formal contexts.

• 戦せん前ぜんの文ぶん献けんでは、台たい湾わんを高砂たかさごと呼よぶことがある。

  In prewar literature, Taiwan is sometimes referred to as Takasago.

noun

Takasago (Noh play)

A classic Noh play by Zeami, often performed at celebratory occasions. The title is written 高砂.

• 結けっ婚こん式しきで高砂たかさごの一いっ節せつが謡うたわれることがある。

  A passage from the Noh play Takasago is sometimes chanted at weddings.

noun

main table at a wedding

Colloquial term for the table where the bride and groom sit during a wedding reception. Derived from the auspicious Noh play Takasago.

• 新しん郎ろう新しん婦ぷは高砂たかさごで来らい賓ひんの挨あい拶さつを受うけた。

  The bride and groom received greetings from the guests at the main table.