海 産 物(かいさんぶつ)

かいさんぶつ

noun

marine products, seafood

1. marine products, seafood

Products harvested from the sea, including fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other marine organisms. A somewhat formal term encompassing all ocean-derived food and materials.

北海道(ほっかいどう)は海産物(かいさんぶつ)が豊富(ほうふ)だ。

Hokkaido is rich in marine products.

市場(いちば)で新鮮(しんせん)な海産物(かいさんぶつ)を買(か)った。

I bought fresh seafood at the market.

この地域(ちいき)は海産物(かいさんぶつ)の加工(かこう)産業(さんぎょう)で栄(さか)えてきた。

This region has prospered through its marine product processing industry.

USAGE:
A somewhat formal compound noun. In everyday conversation, 魚介類(ぎょかいるい) (seafood, fish and shellfish) or simply 海(うみ)の幸(さち) (bounty of the sea) are also used. 海産物(かいさんぶつ) is broader, encompassing seaweed and other non-fish/shellfish items.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

新鮮(しんせん)な海産物(かいさんぶつ): fresh marine products
海産物(かいさんぶつ)の加工(かこう): processing of marine products
海産物(かいさんぶつ)市場(いちば): seafood market

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