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.
Let's have cod meunière tonight.
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: マダラ (まだら)
Cod is often used in hot pot dishes.
Pacific cod is a type of cod caught in the seas around Japan.
Standard kanji for cod. This is the most common written form.
Katakana spelling is also used, particularly in biological contexts or menus.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially in markets and recipes.
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.
Atlantic cod