Japanese

ウグイ (ugui): a Japanese dace.

Alternative forms

• 石斑魚
• 鯎

Noun

ウグイ ‎(hiragana うぐい, romaji ugui, historical hiragana うぐひ)

1. the Japanese dace, also known as the big-scaled redfin: Tribolodon hakonensis, an edible fish in family Cyprinidae

Usage notes

Although there are two possible kanji spellings, as with many less-common plant and animal names, this word is more often spelled in katakana.

Synonyms

• 丸太 (まるた) ‎(maruta)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9