fish

11 strokesFrequency 1,208JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ギョ

Kun

うおさかな-ざかな

Nanori

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

fish

Constituents

?barbecue
bound up
?oven-fire
brains
rice field

Mnemonic Stories

The perfect camping meal: a freshly caught fish, its belly stuffed with a patty of rice (rice field), all bound up in a big leaf and cooked directly over the oven-fire.

Dictionary

Common Words

かなNounFreq #1885
1

fish

Examples
こうして私はいつもを料理する。
This is how I usually cook fish.
当たり当りたりアタリ中り中たりFreq #5483
1

Common noun

hit

Examples
何回か当たりはあったが針にはかからなかった。
I got several bites, but could not hook a fish.
2

Common noun

success

3

Common noun

guess; prediction

4

Common noun

affability; friendliness

5

Common noun

sensation; touch

6

Common noun

bruise (on fruit)

7

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun; Go (game); Usu. アタリ

atari; situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move

8

Common noun; Fishing; Also written as 魚信

bite (of a fish on a hook); strike

9

Suffix

per; each

Examples
その現在建設中の工場は、一日当たり3000台のビデオデッキを組み立てられる。
The factory now under construction will assemble 3,000 VCR units per day.
雑魚ゃこザコざっこNounFreq #8642
1

small fish; small fry

Examples
この川には雑魚がたくさんいる。
This river abounds in small fish.
2

(a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

3

Internet slang

noob; weak player

4

Derogatory

small penis; short dick

人魚んぎょNounFreq #14337
1

mermaid; merman

Examples
伝説では、彼女は人魚だったと言われる。
The legend says that she was a mermaid.
金魚んぎょキンギョNounFreq #15214
1

goldfish (Carassius auratus)

Examples
金魚に餌をやってるの。
I'm feeding the goldfish.
ウオジラミ魚虱魚蝨金魚蝨うおじらみ (魚虱/魚蝨)ちょうNounUsually kanaFreq #15995
1

Japanese fish louse (Argulus japonicus)

川蝉翡翠魚狗わせみすい (翡翠)しょうびん (翡翠)カワセミNounFreq #19555
1

kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)

2

ひすい only

jade (gem)

3

ひすい only

beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers

まな板俎板ないた真魚板NounFreq #21517
1

chopping board; cutting board

2

Slang; Vulgar expression or word

flat chest; tiny breasts

タコ章魚NounUsually kanaFreq #23497
1

octopus

Examples
食べられることなくそのたこは、海に帰ったのであった。
That octopus returned to the sea without being eaten.
2

Colloquial

fool; idiot

洗い洗膾洗魚洗鱠らいNounFreq #24474
1

洗い only

washing

Examples
君はただ皿を洗いさえすればいい。
All you have to do is wash the dishes.
2

Food, cooking

sashimi chilled in iced water

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