How to say 'Fish' in Japanese | 魚

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The Japanese word for Fish is 'Sakana', written as 魚 in Japanese.'Fish' in hiragana is さかな.

word

魚

Meaning

Fish

Reading

さかな

sakana

Kanji

魚Fish

Explanation

The Japanese noun '魚 (さかな)' means 'fish'. This word refers to the aquatic animal, and it is commonly used in everyday conversation, cooking, and biology. It can refer to fish in general or specific types of fish, depending on the context. For example: I like fish「魚が好きです」(さかながすきです). This fish is delicious「この魚は美味しい」(このさかなはおいしい). When used in compound words, it often retains its meaning, such as in '魚市場 (さかないちば)' (fish market). Note that '魚' can also be read as 'うお' in certain contexts, but 'さかな' is the more common reading in modern Japanese.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1190

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 魚

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

魚

Meaning

Fish

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