Sunday, December 30, 2007

Fish names in japanese and english

This is a useful list of fish names in japanese and english when you are shopping. (the list was taken from http://japanese.about.com)

sakana

fish

kai

shellfish

awabi
あわび

abalone

ebi
えび

shrimp

hamachi
はまち

yellowtail

hirame
ひらめ

sole

ika
いか

squid

iwashi
いわし

sardine

kaki
カキ

oyster

kani
かに

crab

karei
かれい

flounder

katsuo
かつお

bonito

maguro
まぐろ

tuna

masu
ます

trout

nishin
にしん

herring

saba
さば

mackerel

sake

salmon

tai

sea bream

tako
たこ

octopus

tara
たら

cod

unagi
うなぎ

eel

uni
うに

sea urchin