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魚さかな - sakana
fish
Definitions
| Japanese > English |
| 魚 |
| 1. n. a fish |
| 2. n. a fish, especially when used as food |
| 庭で美味しい魚を食べた。 - I ate a delicious fish in the garden. |
| 3. n. a side dish, specifically referring to fish |
| 4. n. Usage: This is now the most common general word for (m-lite, en, fish) in modern standard Japanese. |
| 5. n. a fish |
| 6. affix. fish |
| 7. affix. fishlike |
Example Sentences
| あの魚屋ではぴんぴん生きている魚を売っている。 They sell live fish at the fish store. あの店では、魚と肉を売っている。 At that store, they deal in fish and meat. いくら良い魚でも３日経つと腐る。 Even the best fish smell when they are three days old. きのう魚を３匹とった。 I caught three fish yesterday. くじらは馬と同様に魚ではない。 A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. |
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