フライ

ふらい
noun
deep-fried food
foodsports
1. deep-fried food, fried dish
Food coated in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs (panko), then deep-fried. A major category of Japanese Western-style cooking (yoshoku).
エビフライが好(す)きだ。
I like fried shrimp.
今日(きょう)の晩(ばん)ごはんはアジフライにしよう。
Let's have fried horse mackerel for dinner tonight.
カキフライにはタルタルソースとレモンをかけて食(た)べる。
I eat fried oysters with tartar sauce and lemon.
2. fly ball (in baseball)
A ball hit high into the air in baseball.
フライを打(う)ち上(あ)げた。
He hit a fly ball.
センターフライに倒(たお)れた。
He flied out to center.
外野(がいや)フライを取(と)りそこねてエラーになった。
He fumbled the outfield fly and it became an error.

Usage

フライ (sense 1) is distinct from 天(てん)ぷら. フライ uses breadcrumbs (パン粉(こ)) for coating and is considered 洋食(ようしょく) (Western-style cooking), while 天(てん)ぷら uses a batter and is 和食(わしょく) (Japanese cuisine).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (food):

  • エビフライ (fried shrimp)
  • アジフライ (fried horse mackerel)
  • カキフライ (fried oysters)
  • フライを揚(あ)げる (to deep-fry breaded food)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (baseball):

Etymology

From English "fry."

Related Words

Compare: 天(てん)ぷら (batter-fried (Japanese))
Related: 揚(あ)げる (to deep-fry)
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Added 2026.2.14 12:15 · Revised 2026.10.17 10:34
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