sayori means A slender, surface-dwelling fish of the species Hyporhamphus sajori in the halfbeak family, native to coastal waters influenced by warm currents. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.
Etymology
Transliteration of Japanese 細魚 /針魚 (sayori, literally “slender/needle fish”).
noun
- A slender, surface-dwelling fish of the species Hyporhamphus sajori in the halfbeak family, native to coastal waters influenced by warm currents.“Sashimi came next. It contained two kinds of what our waitress called puffy tuna. It was toro, the rich, pink, most prized part of the fish, surrounded by tile fish and tiny little strips of a seasonal specialty fish called sayori.”
- A transliteration of the Japanese female given name 小夜里.““It may be hard for Americans to understand,” said Sayori Iwata, a Mitsukoshi spokeswoman, “but in Japan, it’s considered beautiful to sacrifice yourself for the service of others.””