Itadaki - Receive

Japanese: イタダイ - いただい
Itadaki - Receive

...Its English name is rabbit fish because it looks like a rabbit. The spines on its dorsal, anal and pelvic fins contain poisonous glands, and a sting from them is extremely painful, so it is also known as itai-ta or ita-dai in Toyama and oi-sha in Yamaguchi. Ai means thorn and go means fish, and it is called ai, ae, ee, ee-no-uo, ya-no-uo, yai and ie in various regions.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Itadai" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ウサギのような顔をしているというので英名はrabbit fish。背びれ,しりびれ,腹びれの棘には毒腺があり,刺されるとひどく痛むので,富山でイタイタ,イタダイ,山口でオイシャの別名がある。アイはとげ,ゴは魚のことで,各地でアイ,アエ,エエ,エエノウオ,ヤアノウオ,ヤイ,イエーなどの呼名がある。…

※「イタダイ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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