Keyword
fish
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig183
Readings
うお
(26%)
(20%)
ぎょ
(12%)
こう
(10%)
Composed of
hook claw
rice field
fire sparks
Mnemonic

You know how dead fish always rise to the surface? Let's set the rice field on fire and then use our hook to grab all of the fish! What do you mean there are no fish swimming in the rice fields? But it's full of water!

Used in kanji (83 in total)
fresh
resurrect
gathering seafood
scaled
Used in vocabulary (431 in total)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
mermaid; merman
Examples (200 in total)
At that store, they deal in fish and meat.
Would you like meat or fish?
This is how I cook fish.
There are plenty of fish in this river.
This fish is good.
This fish is delicious.
What colour is this fish?
Is this fish still alive?
This fish is big.
This fish is free from poison.
That store sells meat and fish.
The cat likes fish, but doesn't like getting its paws wet.
Many fish died.
What kind of fish do you want?
My children won't eat fish.
Did you ever see the fish?
What did you eat? Fish or meat?
Big fish eat small fish.
When I was little, I couldn't eat fish.
Some fish live in rivers, others in the sea.
The fish he caught yesterday is still alive.
He doesn't like fish.
They are selling fish and meat.
She asked how to cook the fish.
She cooked some fish for me.
She doesn't like fish.
I ate fish yesterday.
This is how I usually cook fish.
There are a lot of fish in the sea.
There are many fish in the sea.
We usually eat cooked fish.
As for me, I prefer fish to meat.
My father used to own a store dealing in meat and fish.
I prefer fish to meat.
I like fish.
I'd rather be a bird than a fish.
I like meat better than fish.
Which do you like better, meat or fish?
Which of these dishes don't have meat or fish in them?
There are also fish that fly.
The fish was delicious.
Why is fish so expensive?
How's the fish? Is it good?
Is the fish still alive?
Do you like fish?
Fish cannot live out of water.
Fish live in the sea.
Do you think fish can hear?
They sell fish and meat.
Eating fish is good for your health.
The number of fish caught in this river was very small.
I'm grilling fish.
I had never seen that kind of fish until then.
This fish has a lot of bones.
I don't like fish with lots of bones.
That cloud is in the shape of a fish.
I saw the picture you took of that fish.
This is the fish he caught.
The old man caught a big fish.
My brother caught a big fish.
I caught a big fish yesterday.
I'll show you how to catch fish.
Eat not only fish, but also meat.
That looks more like a snake than a fish.
Men, dogs, fish, and birds are all animals.
Are fish also animals?
This is a strange kind of fish.
My father caught three fish yesterday.
We caught some large fish there.
We found some dead fish in the river.
I caught five fish yesterday.
He can swim like a fish.
Fish can swim.
I was very surprised at the huge fish.
Are there dogs that eat raw fish?
Fish is cheap today.
He often eats fish for dinner.
Yesterday's dinner was fish.
Do you know how to cook fish?
I didn't order fish.
Have you ever eaten raw fish?
The pond was alive with tiny fishes.
We saw a lot of live fish in the pond.
There are a lot of fish in the pond.
Do Japanese eat a lot of fish?
The cat prefers fish to meat.
I'd prefer meat to fish.
This is the biggest fish that I have ever caught.
This lake abounds in various kinds of fish.
There are many fish in this lake.
A big red fish is swimming about in the pond.
A strange fish is on the hook.
I dreamt you were eating fish.
I'll keep the fish alive.
The dog ate the fish, bones, tail and all.
I'm not a real fish, I'm just a mere plushy.
What do you call this fish in English?
The pond was alive with various tiny fishes.
How do you cook this fish in France?
I saw the picture of the fish you caught.
This is the first time I've caught such a big fish!
Did you catch any fish in the river?
He caught three fish.
I couldn't catch as many fish as I'd expected.
Yesterday my father caught three fish.
The fish we want to eat hasn't been caught yet.
I want to eat fresh fish.
As we need fresh air, so fish need clean water.
As a child, I couldn't eat fish.
It looks like a fish bone got stuck in my throat.
We bought some vegetables and fish at the market.
This fish smells bad.
I was able to buy fresh fish in the market.
I bought a lot of fish at the supermarket today.
I eat fish at least once every week.
I think he makes money by selling fish.
A fish leaped out of the water.
Look at those fish in the pond.
There are a lot of fish in that lake.
How did she get to know so much about fish?
Can you see fish swimming in the water?
I cannot live in water. I'm not a fish.
Why are fish able to live in water?
Fish live in water.
She hates fish and never eats any.
I caught a big fish yesterday with my bare hands.
This river is so polluted that fish can no longer live in it.
The legend says that she was a mermaid.
The fish is burnt black.
There are many orange fishes in the river.
Fish and meat are both nourishing, but the latter is more expensive than the former.
Thousands of dead fish have been found floating in the lake.
Yesterday, my dad caught three fish.
This soup tastes like fish.
This old fish has a strange taste.
Today's dinner is fish.
Sharks eat fish.
I got a fish bone stuck in my throat.
Cats like fish in particular.
Little fish are swimming in the aquarium.
I caught three fish yesterday.
I didn't catch any fish.
My goldfish died.
There are about thirty goldfish in our pond.
I have goldfish, too.
The goldfish are all dead.
All the goldfish died.
My goldfish looks sick. I wonder what's wrong with it.
Don't forget to feed the goldfish.
The goldfish is alive.
She's only interested in fish and cockroaches.
Fish is sold by the pound here.
Please freeze the fish and meat.
It was believed that whales were fish.
Whales are similar to fish in shape.
Tom caught a large fish.
Tom caught a fish with his bare hands.
Tom caught a big fish.
Tom caught more fish than I did.
Tom is in his element when he is playing baseball.
Tom can swim like a fish.
Does Tom eat fish?
Does Tom like fish?
He is, so to speak, a fish out of water.
I had never seen that kind of fish before.
Which do you like better, chicken or fish?
I couldn't eat fish when I was a child.
Sharks feed on fish.
"Chicken or fish for you?" "I want both."
Carp is my favorite fish.
This fish has a bad smell.
I've never seen this species of fish before.
I'd never before seen this species of fish.
How can I pick out fresh fish?
My favorite fish is salmon.
As is often the case with Americans, he does not care for raw fish.
Today is Tuesday. I am buying fishes.
Do you often have fish for dinner?
What about having fish for dinner?
The ship Tom's grandfather was on was sunk by a torpedo.
I'm allergic to fish.
This fish is not edible.
The fish was really delicious.
Do fish have vocal cords?
Fish and red wine don't go together.
He is a fishmonger.
"Do you have some fish?" "Yes, I do."
Tom seldom eats seafood.
I wonder if fish can swim without gravity?
I'm sick of eating fish.
I'm allergic to shellfish.
My uncle deals in fish.
The whale is not a fish but a mammal.
This fish is unfit to eat.
Seals eat fish.
I caught a huge fish today.
Who caught this fish?
How many times do you feed the fish?
One day an old man went fishing in the river.
It is such a beautiful day that I'd like to go fishing in the river.