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魚介 (ぎょかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

魚ぎょ介かい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

seafood; marine products; fish and shellfish

Broad term covering edible aquatic animals, especially fish and shellfish. Used in contexts like markets, cuisine, and fisheries.

この市いち場ばでは新しん鮮せんな魚ぎょ介かいが手てに入はいる。
You can get fresh seafood at this market.
魚ぎょ介かい類るいをたっぷり使つかったパエリアを作つくった

Written forms

魚ぎょ介かいUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common and widely accepted form.
魚ぎょ貝かいUsage3%
Alternate spelling using 貝 (shellfish) instead of 介; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

魚fish
介

。

I made paella using plenty of seafood.

jammed in, shellfish, mediate

貝shellfish

Similar words

海かい産さん物ぶつ
海産物 is a broader term for all marine products, including seaweed and salt, while 魚介 specifically refers to fish and shellfish.
シーフード
シーフード is a loanword from English 'seafood' and often used in Western cuisine contexts, whereas 魚介 is the native Japanese term.

Etymology

Compound of 魚 (fish) and 介 (shellfish/shell). The alternate spelling 魚貝 directly uses 貝 (shellfish).