Uojimadoki

Japanese: 魚島時 - うおじまどき

〘Noun〙 A good catch of fish in March and April. Around the 88th night, fish such as sea bream and octopus gather near Uojima to spawn, and the catch is plentiful and tasty, hence the word from the Kamigata region. Uojima. [Season: Spring] *Ukiyo-zoshi, Nihon Eidaigura (1688), 2 "Not only during Uojima , but also in any country , I hope that the sea bream from the live boat will arrive safely."

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Japanese:

〘名〙三、四月頃の魚類の豊漁期。魚島付近に、八十八夜前後、産卵のために鯛や鮹などの魚類が集まり、その漁獲高も多く、味もよい時期であるところからいう上方の語。うおじま。《季・春》※浮世草子・日本永代蔵（1688）二「魚島時(ウヲシマトキ)に限らず、生船の鯛を何国(いづく)までも無事に着けやう有」

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