Word Meaning

しび shibi

鮪 is read as しび (shibi) and means Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis).

Meaning

English

  1. Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)
  2. someone unconscious due to alcohol
  3. tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.)
  4. tunny
  5. dead lay
  6. starfish
  7. person who is inactive during sexual intercourse

Reading

Kana

しび

Romaji

shibi

Writing Variants

  • まぐろ maguro

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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いちばでしんせんなまぐろをかった。

I bought fresh tuna at the market.

まぐろはさしみでもにんきがある。

Tuna is also popular as sashimi.

ちちはまぐろのあかみがすきだ。

My father likes the red meat of tuna.

そのみせではおおきなまぐろをさばいていた。

They were cutting up a large tuna at that shop.

まぐろのすしをふたさらちゅうもんした。

I ordered two plates of tuna sushi.

みなとにはまぐろをつんだふねがもどってきた。

A boat loaded with tuna returned to the harbor.

まぐろはひろいうみをおよぎつづけるさかなだ。

Tuna is a fish that keeps swimming through the open sea.

ちゅうしょくにまぐろのどんをたべた。

I had a tuna rice bowl for lunch.

れいとうしたまぐろをゆっくりかいとうした。

The frozen tuna was thawed slowly.