# menpachi

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A soldierfish.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese めんぱち (menpachi), a dialectal word for the めだか (medaka).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/menpachi