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魚

fish
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingギョ
Kun readingうお、さかな、-ざかな
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. fishRtK

Synonyms

フィッシュ魚類

Popular Usage

金魚

Radicals and components

Radical魚fish
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bound up (乙) · rice field (田) · brains · oven-fire (灬) · barbecue (灬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 183

Compound words

金魚きんぎょ
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
焼き魚やきざかな
grilled fish
魚屋さかなや
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
魚介ぎょかい
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
魚群ぎょぐん
school of fish; shoal of fish
魚肉ぎょにく
fish meat
魚雷ぎょらい
torpedo
魚類ぎょるい
fish; fishes
鮮魚せんぎょ
fresh fish
稚魚ちぎょ
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
魚介類ぎょかいるい
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
魚市場うおいちば
fish market
熱帯魚ねったいぎょ
tropical fish
姥魚うばうお
Aspasma minima (species of clingfish)
旗魚かじき
marlin
魚狗カワセミ
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
魚醤ぎょしょう
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
魚精ぎょせい
milt
魚拓ぎょたく
ink rubbing of a fish
魚釣さかなつり
fishing
魚梯ぎょてい
fish ladder
魚網ぎょもう
fishing net
魚籃びく
fish basket
魚蝨ウオジラミ
Japanese fish louse (Argulus japonicus)

Kun Reading Examples

私が外国人なら、生魚を食べることはできないだろう。なまざかな
Were I a foreigner, I could not eat raw fish.tatoeba
その湖には魚が豊富にいる。さかな
The lake abounds with fish.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は熱帯魚を飼っている。
He is raising tropical fishes.tatoeba
彼は川へ魚釣りに行った。
He went fishing in the river.tatoeba
彼は生の魚を食べない。
He doesn't eat raw fish.tatoeba
彼は魚屋です。
He is a fish dealer.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 魚

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