What does kanji 鮪 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鮪 is tuna.

How is kanji 鮪 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鮪 are しび, まぐろ; the onyomi readings are イ, キ, ユウ.

What words use kanji 鮪?

Example words that use kanji 鮪 include 鮪, 鮪女, 鮪釣り, 鮪包丁.

Pre-Level 1

鮪

Meaning

Kanji 鮪

tuna

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: しびまぐろ
Onyomi 音読み: イキユウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 17
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 䳑 • 戫 • 有 • 肴 • 侑 • 郁 • 宥

Related vocabulary

Showing 12 common entries

Showing 12 of 14 entries that include this kanji.

鮪

しび

Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)

鮪女

まぐろおんな

dead lay

鮪釣り

まぐろつり

tuna fishing

鮪包丁

まぐろぼうちょう

tuna knife

磯鮪

いそまぐろ

dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)

黄肌鮪

きはだまぐろ

yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

梶木鮪

かじきまぐろ

marlin

黒鮪

くろまぐろ

Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)

大西洋黒鮪

たいせいようくろまぐろ

northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

南鮪

みなみまぐろ

southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)

葱鮪

ねぎま

one-pot meal of spring onions and tuna

葱鮪鍋

ねぎまなべ

stew based on spring onions and tuna

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

市場で新鮮な鮪を買った。

I bought fresh tuna at the market.

鮪は刺身でも人気がある。

Tuna is also popular as sashimi.

父は鮪の赤身が好きだ。

My father likes the red meat of tuna.

その店では大きな鮪をさばいていた。

They were cutting up a large tuna at that shop.

鮪の寿司を二皿注文した。

I ordered two plates of tuna sushi.