Kanji1 / 19
鯛 kanji
sea bream, red snapper
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- Strokes
- 19
- School grade
- Jinmeiyō (names)
On readings
チョウ
Kun readings
たい
Variant forms
鮉Words with 鯛
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —海老で鯛を釣るto throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment
- —鯛の尾より鰯の頭better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- —鯛も一人はうまからずgood food requires good company; eaten alone, even sea bream does not taste well
- —鯛焼fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
- —鯛飯rice with minced sea bream (tai)
- —不鯛Japanese parrotfish (Calotomus japonicus)
- —眼鯛Pacific barrelfish (Hyperoglyphe japonica)
- —睨鯛decorative fish displayed during festive occasions
- —金眼鯛splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
- —鯛焼きfish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
- —阿候鯛Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); red rockfish; red scorpionfish
- —銀眼鯛silver eye (species of beardfish, Polymixia japonica)
- —睨み鯛decorative fish displayed during festive occasions
- —故廬鯛painted sweetlips (Diagramma pictum)
- —鯛茶漬tai chazuke; sea bream and tea over rice
- —あこう鯛Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); red rockfish; red scorpionfish
- —恵比須鯛Japanese soldierfish (Ostichthys japonicus)
- —恵美須鯛Japanese soldierfish (Ostichthys japonicus)