small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
fish-based cooking; fish dish
river fish; freshwater fish
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
white fish; fish with white flesh
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
merman; half man-half fish
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
school of fish; shoal of fish
fish dealer; fresh fish retailer; fishmonger
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
mysterious fish; strange fish
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
ink rubbing of a fish; (making a) fish print; (taking a) fish impression; snapshot of a web page (to preserve its contents); archive
migratory fish; straddling fish stocks
blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
fish with a human-looking face
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild
kindness; favor; goodwill
fish that are called by different names as they grow larger
ocean fish; saltwater fish
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
char (esp. the Japanese char, Salvelinus pluvius); charr
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); someone who is unable to apply what they have read
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cheilopogon agoo)
fish-shaped; fish-like; pisciform
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
whitebait; immature sweetfish
fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish
kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; (lit.) if a fish is kind to the water, the water will be kind to the fish
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cheilopogon agoo)
kanji "fish" radical at left
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
human torpedo; manned torpedo; suicide submarine
introduced (non-native) fish species
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
fish having red flesh (e.g. maguro, katsuo, saba, iwashi)
fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish
blotched snakehead (Channa maculata); northern snakehead (Channa argus)
farmed fish; farm-raised fish; cultivated fish; hatchery fish
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus); person who sucks up to superiors; toady
close friendship; inseparable relationship
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
fish and vegetables; side dishes (e.g. with rice)
ishiru; ishiri; fish sauce made of salted and fermented sardines, mackerel, or squid; specialty of the Noto Peninsula
archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)
locally caught fish; local fish
fish reef; reef where fish live and breed
Pisces (12th zodiacal sign); the Fish; the Fishes
fish breeding; pisciculture
goldfish peddling; goldfish peddler
marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish
path taken by school of fish; fish ladder; fishway
stingfish (Inimicus japonicus); scorpion fish; stonefish
to miss a big chance; to miss out on a great opportunity; (lit.) to let a big fish get away
kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; (lit.) if a fish is kind to the water, the water will be kind to the fish
cheap fish for the masses (e.g. sardines, mackerel, pike)
fish biting (striking, taking bait)
metal surface decoration with raised fine protrusions resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)
inshore fish; fish living in rocky coastal waters
low-grade fish; cheap fish
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
crocodile; alligator; crocodilian
taking one's partner for granted once the relationship is secured; (lit.) not feeding the fish once caught
Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus); comb goby (Ctenotrypauchen microcephalus); Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); any edible red saltwater fish
cartilaginous fishes; chondrichthyans
dragon-like cryptid fish with many whiskers and no bones (likely a sturgeon)
redwing searobin (Lepidotrigla microptera)
the first bonito of the season
long snouted lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox)
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
bony fishes; osteichthyans
larva of fish; larval fish
Japanese halfbeak (Hemiramphus sajori); stickleback
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (lit.) (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame
being in a helpless situation; (lit.) (like a) fish on a chopping board
sturgeon (esp. the green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris)
the morally upright have a hard time making friends; (lit.) fish will not live in water that is (too) clean
the fish rots from the head; decay starts at the top
fish served with white rice on New Year's eve
fish in a pot about to be boiled; (fig.) person who is blissfully unaware of deadly danger
fish swimming about in water
fertilizer made from fish parts (fertiliser)
fish tail; outer corner of the eye; marks on Japanese paper indicating the centre line for folding
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame
dried fish skin (oft. used as bait for fishing); boiled and dried shark skin (popular ingredient in Chinese cuisine)
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); someone who is unable to apply what they have read
bottom-dwelling fish; demersal fish
Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
skewered fish, coated with miso and cooked
mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi); Chinese perch
fish large enough to swallow a whole boat; colossal fish; great man; notorious man
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis); wakasagi
Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); red rockfish; red scorpionfish
true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); someone who is unable to apply what they have read
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum); aquatic plants such as hornwort that are commonly used in goldfish tanks, etc.
taking one's partner for granted once the relationship is secured; (lit.) not feeding the fish once caught
migratory fish; straddling fish stocks
substitute fish; using an alternative fish variety instead of a traditional one
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
fish farmer; pisciculturist
silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis); slender sprat
Japanese halfbeak (Hemiramphus sajori); stickleback
stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
armored fish; armoured fish
char (esp. the Japanese char, Salvelinus pluvius); charr
type of long chopsticks used in the preparation of fish; type of long chopsticks used to hold the fish in carving knife ceremony
frogfish (any fish of family Antennariidae, esp. the striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus)
chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt
saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis); fish caught under ice
fish skewer; skewered fish
Japanese clawed salamander (Onychodactylus japonicus)
fish swimming about in water
fish large enough to swallow a whole boat; colossal fish; great man; notorious man
bite (of a fish on a hook); strike
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
gelatinous glue made from fish; ichthyocolla; isinglass
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; (lit.) goldfish poop
fish-breeding forest; riverside or coastal forest that encourages fish breeding
log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus); gurnet; sea robin
ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
flathead (esp. the bartailed flathead, Platycephalus indicus)
kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; (lit.) if the water is kind to the fish, the fish will be kind to the water
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; (lit.) goldfish poop
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cheilopogon agoo)
to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; (lit.) to look for fish by climbing a tree
Gasterosteus microcephalus (species of stickleback)
wax made from fish oil; marine wax esters
biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus); biwa salmon
stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
Bering wolffish (Anarhichas orientalis)
Pisces (obsolete class of vertebrates comprising the fishes)
land-locked variety of red-spotted masu trout (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae); amago
silverfish (Lepisma saccharina)
Japanese sand lance (Ammodytes personatus); Pacific sandeel
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
sashimi chilled in iced water
freshwater goby (any fish of genus Rhinogobius); dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); Gymnogobius urotaenia (species of goby); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
metal surface decoration with raised fine protrusions resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
feigning ignorance; feigning naivety; pretense of innocence; person (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive; faux-naïf
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, incl. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
smelt fishing (esp. on a frozen lake); smelt ice fishing
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)
marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish
barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
clownfish (Amphiprioninae spp., esp. the yellowtail clownfish, Amphiprion clarkii); anemone fish
background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); unimportant (usu. nameless) character; mob (non-player character); easily defeated enemy character; minor enemy character
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
shottsuru; salted and fermented fish sauce from Akita
sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae)
saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis); fish caught under ice
swordfish (Xiphias gladius); broadbill
swordfish (Xiphias gladius); broadbill
elongate ilisha (Ilisha elongata); Chinese herring
Japanese sardinella (Sardinella zunasi)
lizardfish (any fish of family Synodontidae)
Japanese huchen (Hucho perryi)
butterfish (any fish of family Stromateidae, esp. species Pampus punctatissimus); harvestfish; rudderfish
silver white croaker (Pennahia argentata); silver croaker; Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii); vertical-striped cardinalfish (Apogon lineatus); Indian perch
ice goby (Leucopsarion petersii)
ice goby (Leucopsarion petersii)
Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes)
Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes)
spotted jelly (Mastigias papua); lagoon jelly; golden medusa; Papuan jellyfish
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii); salamander
devil stinger (Inimicus japonicus)
crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
polka-dot ribbonfish (Desmodema polystictum)
live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
Japanese pinecone fish (Monocentris japonica)
Piscis Austrinus (constellation); the Southern Fish
clouded salamander (Hynobius nebulosus)
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
opah (Lampris guttatus); moonfish
capelin; caplin (Mallotus villosus)
lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus); lumpsucker; henfish; sea hen
Queensland lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
(lit.) Pacific saury is only good if it's from Meguro
mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi); Chinese perch
Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara)
Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
Japanese grenadier anchovy (Coilia nasus)
striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax)
forktongue goby (Chaenogobius annularis); chestnut goby
humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus); Napoleon wrasse; Napoleonfish; Maori wrasse
large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps); armored fish; armoured fish
large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps); armored fish; armoured fish
pipefish (esp. the seaweed pipefish, Syngnathus schlegeli)
redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)
wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)
black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)
fish-breeding forest; riverside or coastal forest that encourages fish breeding
fish-breeding forest; riverside or coastal forest that encourages fish breeding
rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax dentex)
wax made from fish oil; marine wax esters
Encheliophis sagamianus (species of pearlfish)
young Japanese amberjack (Seriola quinqueradiata)
Ischikauia steenackeri (species of cyprinid fish)
Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish
fish which lives close to the surface
fish going downstream (to spawn); dead fish; fish that moves into deeper waters (to avoid the cold)
fish going downstream (to spawn); dead fish; fish that moves into deeper waters (to avoid the cold)
fish found in coastal waters
large flat wooden plank shaped like a fish, struck like a gong at temple to indicate time of day
to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; (lit.) to look for fish by climbing a tree
anadromous fish (fish that migrates upstream, e.g. salmon)
anadromous fish (fish that migrates upstream, e.g. salmon)
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through; the long arm of the law doesn't reach everywhere; (lit.) fishes big enough to eat boats aren't caught by the net
the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through; the long arm of the law doesn't reach everywhere; (lit.) fishes big enough to eat boats aren't caught by the net
seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style
seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style
true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae)
catadromous fish (fish that migrates downstream, e.g. eel)
catadromous fish (fish that migrates downstream, e.g. eel)
anadromous fish (fish that migrates upstream, e.g. salmon)
harmful fish (e.g. non-native and prolific, etc.)
miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word
miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
acanthodians (extinct jawed fishes)
placoderms (extinct fishes of class Placodermi)
third climate of spring (when the ice breaks and fish start appearing near the surface)
one of the 72 climates (from the 16th to the 20th of the first lunar month)
Cymothoidae (family of isopods)
Chondrichthyes (class comprising cartilaginous fishes)
Osteichthyes (class comprising the bony fishes and sometimes their descendants, i.e. tetrapods)
miso mixed with fish (often sea bream)
miso mixed with fish (often sea bream)
Volans (constellation); the Flying Fish
apophyllite; fish-eye stone
four large domesticated fishes (black carp, grass carp, bighead carp, and silver carp)
imitation that looks identical to the original; fake causing the original to lose value
miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word
miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word
all of creation following their original natures, living and enjoying themselves freely; (lit.) the kites fly and the fish leap; Heaven's will that all of creation shall follow their original natures and live freely; as a ruler's benevolence spreads, the people will find their places in the land based on their abilities
win on the last discard of a round
twill weave; basket weave
twill weave; basket weave
collateral damage; getting embroiled in someone else's dispute; having a fire spread to one's own house
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
yuxiang (Chinese seasoning mixture)
ayu; sweetfish; annual fish
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
Ningen Gyorai Kaiten (1955 film)
fourspine sculpin (species of fish, Cottus kazika)
fourspine sculpin (species of fish, Cottus kazika)
climbing perch (esp. of genus Anabas)
climbing perch (esp. of genus Anabas)
paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis)
black cow-tongue (species of tonguefish, Paraplagusia japonica)
Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa)
firebrat (species of bristletail, Thermobia domestica)
buchi salamander (Hynobius naevius)
red barracuda (Sphyraena pinguis); brown barracuda
Hida salamander (Hynobius kimurae)
goatsbeard brotula (species of ophidiiform fish, Brotula multibarbata)
Amur stickleback (Pungitius sinensis)
Chlorophthalmus albatrossis (species of greeneye)
threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)
threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga)
blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus)
blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus)
speckled butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus); citron butterflyfish
speckled butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus); citron butterflyfish
longfin batfish (Platax teira); teira batfish; round-faced batfish; flying fish
golden spadefish (Platax boersii); Boer's batfish
Chinese high fin banded shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus); Chinese sucker
Samoan mullet goby (Mugilogobius abei)
Aspasma minima (species of clingfish)
Tribolodon nakamurai (species of cyprinid)
reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa); stonefish; devilfish
Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); Chilean sea bass
sharp-nosed sand goby (Favonigobius gymnauchen)
Hypodytes rubripinnis (species of waspfish)
grey stingfish (Minous monodactylus)
Sicyopterus japonicus (species of goby)
telescopefish (Giganturidae spp., esp. species Gigantura chuni)
Pacific blackdragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus)
Miyabe charr (Salvelinus malma miyabei)
four-eyed fish (Anableps spp.)
Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae)
Japanese black salamander (Hynobius nigrescens)
snubnose brotula; armoured cusk (Hoplobrotula armata)
silver carp; bighead carp
loach goby (Rhyacichthys aspro)
gibberfish (Gibberichthys pumilus)
Reeves' shad (Tenualosa reevesii); Chinese shad
arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
pebbled butterflyfish (Chaetodon multicinctus); multiband butterflyfish
fisherman bat (Noctilionidae spp.); bulldog bat
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
Japanese barracuda (Sphyraena japonica)
Japanese barracuda (Sphyraena japonica)
Japanese fish louse (Argulus japonicus)
Japanese fish louse (Argulus japonicus)
Japanese fish louse (Argulus japonicus)
Japanese fish louse (Argulus japonicus)