稚 魚(ちぎょ)

ちぎょ

noun

young fish; fry

1. young fish; fry; fingerling

A fish shortly after hatching, before it has grown to adult form. Common in talk of fish farming, river restocking and aquarium keeping.

稚魚(ちぎょ)を放流(ほうりゅう)する。

To release fry into the river.

川(かわ)で鮭(さけ)の稚魚(ちぎょ)が泳(およ)いでいる。

Salmon fry are swimming in the river.

水温(すいおん)が上(あ)がりすぎると、稚魚(ちぎょ)がうまく育(そだ)たないことがある。

If the water gets too warm, the fry sometimes fail to grow properly.

Common collocations

稚魚(ちぎょ)を放流(ほうりゅう)する: to release fry (to restock a river or the sea)
鮭(さけ)の稚魚(ちぎょ): salmon fry
稚魚(ちぎょ)が育(そだ)つ: fry grow

Related words

成魚(せいぎょ): adult fish
卵(たまご): eggs, roe
養殖(ようしょく): fish farming, aquaculture

Related Words

Related: 卵(たまご) (eggs, roe)

Related: 養殖(ようしょく) (fish farming, aquaculture)

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Added 2026.10.11 10:58 · Revised 2026.10.11 10:59

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