Illustration: A child crouches beside the glass wall of a neighborhood aquarium tank, meeting a large fish almost nose to nose. The fish hovers sideways with its gill cover, scales, fins, and broad tail clearly visible, its rounded mouth opening toward the child.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

魚さかな

sakana

fish

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは魚さかなが好すきだ。

    I like fish.

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  2. 飛とぶ魚さかなもいる。

    Some fish fly.

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  3. この魚さかなは大おおきいな。

    This fish is big.

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Kanji in 魚

  • 魚fishOnギョKunうお・さかな

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