noun
cod; gadid fish
General term for fish of the family Gadidae, including cod, haddock, whiting, and pollack. In everyday Japanese, it most often refers to cod.
今夜は鱈のムニエルにしよう。
Let's have cod meunière tonight.
鱈は鍋料理によく使われる。
Cod is often used in hot pot dishes.
noun
Pacific cod
Specifically Gadus macrocephalus, the Pacific cod. In culinary and everyday contexts, 真鱈 (まだら) is the more precise term.
See also: 真鱈 (まだら)
真鱈は鱈の一種で、日本近海で獲れる。
Pacific cod is a type of cod caught in the seas around Japan.
Ateji spelling; rarely used.
Obscure variant kanji; not commonly encountered.
The kanji 鱈 is a 国字 (kokuji, a character created in Japan) combining 魚 (fish) and 雪 (snow), likely referring to the fish's white flesh or its association with winter. The reading たら is of uncertain origin.