| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 鯛 | たい, タイ | sea bream (Sparidae), porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major) |
| あこう鯛 | あこうだい | Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) |
| スペイン鯛 | スペインだい, スペインダイ | red sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo) |
| 黄鯛 | きだい, キダイ | yellowback sea bream (Dentex tumifrons) |
| 金目鯛 | きんめだい | splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens) |
| 金眼鯛 | きんめだい | splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens) |
| 真鯛 | まだい | tai (species of red Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major) |
| 鯛焼き | たいやき | fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam |
| 鯛焼 | たいやき | fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam |
| 鯛飯 | たいめし | rice with minced sea bream (tai) |