What does kanji 鯛 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鯛 is sea bream.

How is kanji 鯛 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鯛 are たい; the onyomi readings are チョウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 鯛?

The main radical for kanji 鯛 is 魚.

What words use kanji 鯛?

Example words that use kanji 鯛 include 鯛, たい焼き, 鯛の尾より鰯の頭, 鯛めし.

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鯛

Meaning

Kanji 鯛

sea bream

sea bream, red snapper

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: たい
Onyomi 音読み: チョウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 鮉 (Itaiji) , 鲷 (Itaiji)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2446
Strokes: 19
Radical: 魚
Components: 一 • 冂 • 口 • 土 • 田 • 魚
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 鵰 • 雕 • 周 • 凋 • 倜 • 週 • 彫

Related vocabulary

Showing 19 common entries

Showing 19 of 62 entries that include this kanji.

鯛

たい

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

たい焼き

たいやき

fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam

鯛の尾より鰯の頭

たいのおよりいわしのかしら

better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

鯛めし

たいめし

rice with minced sea bream (tai)

鯛も一人はうまからず

たいもひとりはうまからず

good food requires good company

鯛車

たいぐるま

traditional sea bream-shaped toy car

スペイン鯛

スペインだい

red sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

ヨーロッパ平鯛

ヨーロッパへだい

gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata)

一等鯛

いっとうだい

North Pacific squirrelfish (Sargocentron spinosissimum)

烏帽子鯛

えぼしだい

man-of-war fish (Nomeus gronovii)

浦内笛鯛

うらうちふえだい

Papuan black snapper (Lutjanus goldiei)

横縞黒鯛

よこしまくろだい

humpnose big-eye bream (Monotaxis grandoculis)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

鯛は祝いの席でよく食べられる。

sea bream is often eaten at celebratory occasions.

父は新鮮な鯛を市場で買った。

my father bought fresh sea bream at the market.

この店の鯛料理はとても人気がある。

the sea bream dishes at this restaurant are very popular.

鯛の刺身を初めて食べた。

i ate sea bream sashimi for the first time.

大きな鯛が網にかかった。

a large sea bream got caught in the net.