a fish whose popular appellation changes depending on its maturity

(literally) a boat-swallowing fish / (figuratively) a colossal fish / (figuratively) a larger-than-life character/individual

fish species eaten in place of another species

carnivorous fish

(collective) the five ranks of 爵 (shaku, “peerage”) in feudal China, bestowed on 諸侯 (shokō, “princes”) (sons, brothers, nephews, male cousins, etc.) of the 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”), later used as East Asian equivalents to European ranks

Reeves' shad

moated burial

Kyūjitai form of 中国

a text written in Chinese / abbreviation of 中国文学 (chūgoku bungaku, “Chinese literature”)

(collective, chiefly attributive) Japan and China