はまち

Japanese

Alternative spelling
魬

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はまち [hàmáchí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ha̠ma̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

はまち or ハマチ • (hamachi) ^{←はまち (famati)^?}

young Japanese amberjack / yellowtail
Synonym: いなだ (inada)

Hypernym: ぶり (buri, “Japanese amberjack”)

Coordinate term: ぶり (buri, “adult Japanese amberjack”)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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