Japanese

Alternative forms

• スィーバス ‎(swībasu)

Noun

シーバス ‎(romaji shībasu)

1. sea bass

Usage notes

Chiefly used in fishing and market contexts. In everyday Japanese, the following native Japanese terms are used instead.

Hyponyms

• 鱸 (スズキ) ‎(suzuki): sea bass, Japanese sea bass
• 鮬 (セイゴ) ‎(seigo): a Japanese sea bass that is under 30cm (1ft)
• ヨーロッパ鱸 (スズキ) ‎(yōroppa suzuki): European seabass

References

1. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0