Japanese Vocabulary: Seafood

Japanese vocabulary for seafood
In this lesson we learn Japanese vocabulary for different kinds of seafood.

JAPANESE SEAFOOD VOCABULARY
[1] 海鮮: (かいせん – kaisen) → seafood

[2] 魚介類: (ぎょかいるい – gyokairui) → seafood (fish and shellfish)

🐟 Fish
[3] 魚: (さかな – sakana) → fish

[4] 鮭: (さけ – sake) → salmon

[5] 鯖: (さば – saba) → mackerel

[6] 鯛: (たい – tai) → sea bream

[7] 鰹: (かつお – katsuo) → skipjack tuna (bonito)

[8] 鮪: (まぐろ – maguro) → tuna

[9] 鰻: (うなぎ – unagi) → eel

[10] 鰯: (いわし – iwashi) → sardine

🦐 Shrimp – crab
[11] 海老 / エビ: (えび – ebi) → shrimp, prawn

[12] 車海老: (くるまえび – kurumaebi) → tiger prawn

[13] 甘エビ: (あまえび – amaebi) → sweet shrimp

[14] 蟹 / カニ: (かに – kani) → cua

[15] 毛蟹: (けがに – kegani) → hairy crab

[16] タラバガニ: (tarabagani) → king crab

🦑 Squid – octopus
[17] イカ: (ika) → squid

[18] スルメイカ: (surumeika) → dried squid

[19] タコ: (tako) → octopus

[20] 章魚: (たこ – tako) → octopus (kanji)

🦪 Clams – shellfish – snails
[21] 貝: (かい – kai) → shellfish / clam

[22] あさり: (asari) → clam

[23] はまぐり: (hamaguri) → hard clam

[24] 牡蠣: (かき – kaki) → oyster

[25] しじみ: (shijimi) → freshwater clam

[26] ほたて: (hotate) → scallop

[27] サザエ: (sazae) → turban shell

[28] 巻貝: (まきがい – makigai) → spiral shell, sea snail

🌊 Other seafood
[29] 海藻: (かいそう – kaisō) → seaweed

[30] わかめ: (wakame) → rong wakame

[31] 昆布: (こんぶ – konbu) → kelp

[32] うに: (uni) → sea urchin

[33] なまこ: (namako) → sea cucumber

🍽 Words often used with seafood
[34] 刺身: (さしみ – sashimi) → raw seafood

[35] 焼き魚: (やきざかな – yakizakana) → grilled fish

[36] 煮魚: (にざかな – nizakana) → simmered fish

[37] 揚げ物: (あげもの – agemono) → fried food

[38] 新鮮: (しんせん – shinsen) → fresh

[39] 生: (なま – nama) → raw

[40] 冷凍: (れいとう – reitō) → frozen

See also:
Japanese Vocabulary for the Food Processing Industry
Japanese Vocabulary for the Fisheries Industry