Readings: ギョ (Onyomi), さかな・うお (Kunyomi)
Meaning: fish
The kanji 魚 means “fish” and appears in words related to seafood, fishing, and marine life. It’s very common in Japanese menus, supermarkets, and animal names.
View JLPT N5 Kanji ListKanji Details
| Radical | 魚 (fish) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT Level | N5 |
| Grade | 1st Grade |
Readings
| Onyomi | ギョ |
|---|---|
| Kunyomi | さかな・うお |
How to Write – Stroke Order
魚 is made of 11 strokes and visually resembles a fish with fins and tail. It’s highly recognizable and one of the easier pictographic kanji to learn.
- Start with the left radical and top components
- Draw the internal parts and then the bottom “tail” stroke
Example Sentences
Japanese: 魚を食べます。
Kana: さかなをたべます。
Romaji: Sakana o tabemasu.
English: I eat fish.
Japanese: 魚が好きです。
Kana: さかながすきです。
Romaji: Sakana ga suki desu.
English: I like fish.
Japanese: 市場で新鮮な魚を買いました。
Kana: いちばでしんせんなさかなをかいました。
Romaji: Ichiba de shinsen na sakana o kaimashita.
English: I bought fresh fish at the market.
Vocabulary Using 魚
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 魚 | さかな | fish |
| 金魚 | きんぎょ | goldfish |
| 人魚 | にんぎょ | mermaid |
| 魚屋 | さかなや | fish shop |
| 海魚 | かいぎょ | sea fish |
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