Illustration: At a Japanese fish market stall, an enormous whole tuna lies on a long bed of crushed ice. Its streamlined body, pointed head, crescent-shaped tail, and row of small finlets are clearly visible.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

マグロ

maguro

tuna

Example sentences

  1. マグロの漁獲量ぎょかくりょうは減へってきている。

    The tuna catch is declining.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 原料げんりょうとして、カツオ以外いがいにマグロ、サバを使つかうこともある。

    Other than bonito, tuna and mackerel may be used.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. マグロの赤身あかみを醤油漬しょうゆづけにしたものは「ヅケ」と称しょうされる。

    Red flesh in tuna that was marinated in soy sauce is called 'zuke.'

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

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