魚(さかな)

さかな
noun
fish
1. fish
An aquatic animal, or fish as food.
魚(さかな)が好(す)きですか？
Do you like fish?
魚(さかな)を焼(や)きました。
I grilled the fish.
海(うみ)で魚(さかな)を見(み)ました。
I saw fish in the sea.
父(ちち)は毎週(まいしゅう)魚(さかな)を買(か)いに市場(いちば)へ行(い)きます。
My father goes to the market to buy fish every week.
この川(かわ)にはたくさんの魚(さかな)がいますが、釣(つ)りをしてはいけません。
There are many fish in this river, but you are not allowed to fish here.

魚(さかな) refers to both fish as animals and fish as food.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 魚(さかな)を釣(つ)る: to catch fish
  • 魚(さかな)を焼(や)く: to grill fish
  • 魚(さかな)を捌(さば)く: to fillet fish
  • 魚屋(さかなや): fish shop, fishmonger

COMMON TYPES:

  • 鮭(さけ)/鮭(しゃけ): salmon
  • 鮪(まぐろ): tuna
  • 鯛(たい): sea bream
  • 鯖(さば): mackerel

CULTURE:
Fish is a staple of Japanese cuisine. Japan is one of the world's largest consumers of seafood per capita.

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Related Words

See also: 肉(にく)
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