Today’s Kanji is “魚” (sakana); Kanji for “fish”.
Handwritten Kanji “魚” (sakana)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “魚”
漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
魚 | ギョ うお さかな |
gyo uo sakana |
11 | 魚 | fish |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “魚”
Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
魚を釣る | さかなをつる | sakanawotsuru | Catch a fish |
魚市場 | うおいちば | uoichiba | fish market |
半魚人 | はんぎょじん | hangyojin | merfolk |