Word details
さば
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word さば.
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Entry
1
Word usually written using kana alone
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus)
Examples
早く帰った方がいい、暑いから。サバは、生き腐れとも言われるくらい足が早い。
It's hot, so you'd better head back quickly. Mackerel goes off so fast that they coined 'fresh-looking rotten fish'.
2
Internet slang
server (esp. in an online game)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
鯖
mackerel
19 strokes
On
セイショウ
Kun
さば
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