ぶり

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
鰤

Pronunciation

Noun

ぶり or ブリ • (buri) ←ぶり (buri)?

  1. Japanese amberjack / yellowtail
    Hyponyms: はまち (hamachi, “young Japanese amberjack”), ぶり (buri, “adult Japanese amberjack”)
  2. adult Japanese amberjack
    Hypernym: ぶり (buri, “Japanese amberjack”)
    Coordinate term: はまち (hamachi, “young 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).
  • This fish has different names (出世魚) depending on regional dialect and the size of the fish. See ブリ#名称 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja for a fuller list (in Japanese).

Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of ぶり – see the following entry.
【振り】
[suffix] after an interval of; the first time in
[suffix] way of doing
(This term, ぶり, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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