魚
魚 — Fish
fish
On’yomiギョ (gyo)
Kun’yomiうお (uo)
Kun’yomiさかな (sakana)
Kun’yomi-ざかな (zakana)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 魚
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 魚 | さかな sakana | fish |
| 魚介類 | ぎょかいるい gyokairui | marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish |
| 金魚 | きんぎょ kingyo | goldfish (Carassius auratus) |
| 魚類 | ぎょるい gyorui | fish; fishes |
| 鮮魚 | せんぎょ sengyo | fresh fish |
| 稚魚 | ちぎょ chigyo | fry; juvenile fish; fingerling |
Study notes
魚 is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 2), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1208 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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