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What is the Kanji for 'Fish'? | 魚

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Fish', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Fish' is 魚.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fish

    Reading

    kunyomiうお

    uo

    さかな

    sakana

    onyomiぎょ

    gyo

    Parts

    Wrap Rice field Fire (火)

    Example Word

    魚: fish. 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.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    11

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    2

    Frequency

    751

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 3 parts:

    radical

    Meaning

    Wrap

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rice field

    radical

    Meaning

    Fire

    Radical Form Of

As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 3 other kanji:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fishing

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fresh, Vivid

    kanji

    Meaning

    Whale

Words Using

This kanji is used in 1 word:

    word

    Meaning

    Fish

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 6 kanji contain the part ⺈ as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Corner, Angle

    kanji

    Meaning

    Dispute

    kanji

    Meaning

    Defeat

    kanji

    Meaning

    Elephant, Phenomenon

    kanji

    Meaning

    Excuse, Exempt

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fall in, Collapse

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 26 kanji contain the part 田 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Man

    kanji

    Meaning

    Town

    kanji

    Meaning

    Slender

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hometown

    kanji

    Meaning

    Think

    kanji

    Meaning

    Turn

    kanji

    Meaning

    World

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fruit

    kanji

    Meaning

    Field

    kanji

    Meaning

    Thunder, Lightning

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rare, Different

    kanji

    Meaning

    Abbreviation, Strategy

    kanji

    Meaning

    Stomach

    kanji

    Meaning

    Search

    kanji

    Meaning

    Invigorated

    kanji

    Meaning

    Accumulate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Nose

    kanji

    Meaning

    Livestock

    kanji

    Meaning

    Tatami, Fold up

    kanji

    Meaning

    Base, Small fort

    kanji

    Meaning

    Seedling

    kanji

    Meaning

    Edge of, Shore

    kanji

    Meaning

    Armor, Shell

    kanji

    Meaning

    Apprehensive

    kanji

    Meaning

    Formerly

    kanji

    Meaning

    Capital, Suburbs of capital

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 10 kanji contain the part 灬 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Point

    kanji

    Meaning

    Horse

    kanji

    Meaning

    Bird

    kanji

    Meaning

    Black

    kanji

    Meaning

    Heat, Temperature

    kanji

    Meaning

    Silent, Shut up

    kanji

    Meaning

    Commoner, Manifold

    kanji

    Meaning

    Intense, Violent

    kanji

    Meaning

    Bear

    kanji

    Meaning

    Roast

Learn the Kanji

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 魚 mean?

魚 means 'Fish'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N4 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.