flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cheilopogon agoo)
archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes)
polka-dot ribbonfish (Desmodema polystictum)
stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
ice goby (Leucopsarion petersii)
Japanese pinecone fish (Monocentris japonica)
Bering wolffish (Anarhichas orientalis)
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild
kanji "fish" radical at left
long snouted lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox)
rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax dentex)
Encheliophis sagamianus (species of pearlfish)
pipefish (esp. the seaweed pipefish, Syngnathus schlegeli)
black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)
large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps); armored fish; armoured fish
whitebait; immature sweetfish
river fish; freshwater fish
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
fish that are called by different names as they grow larger
inshore fish; fish living in rocky coastal waters
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus); comb goby (Ctenotrypauchen microcephalus); Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); any edible red saltwater fish
being in a helpless situation; (lit.) (like a) fish on a chopping board
fish large enough to swallow a whole boat; colossal fish; great man; notorious man
bottom-dwelling fish; demersal fish
Gasterosteus microcephalus (species of stickleback)
frogfish (any fish of family Antennariidae, esp. the striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus)
fish skewer; skewered fish
Cymothoidae (family of isopods)
climbing perch (esp. of genus Anabas)
goatsbeard brotula (species of ophidiiform fish, Brotula multibarbata)
longfin batfish (Platax teira); teira batfish; round-faced batfish; flying fish
Cymothoidae (family of isopods)
Aspasma minima (species of clingfish)
humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus); Napoleon wrasse; Napoleonfish; Maori wrasse
Pacific blackdragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus)
four-eyed fish (Anableps spp.)
gibberfish (Gibberichthys pumilus)
lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus); lumpsucker; henfish; sea hen
Japanese fish louse (Argulus japonicus)
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 sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style
third climate of spring (when the ice breaks and fish start appearing near the surface)
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)
miso mixed with fish (often sea bream)
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)