Meaning of 鯛(たい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 鯛

Kana Reading たい, タイ

Romaji tai, tai

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

sea bream (Sparidae); porgy

Example sentence

海老で鯛を釣る。 Throw a sprat to catch a whale.
Parts of speech

Meaning

tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)

Examples of 鯛, たい, タイ in a sentence

鯛 JLPT 1

19 strokes

sea bream, red snapper

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: たい

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