small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
fish-based cooking; fish dish
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
river fish; freshwater fish
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
sleeping together in a huddle
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
merman; half man-half fish
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
mysterious fish; strange fish
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
ink rubbing of a fish; (making a) fish print; (taking a) fish impression; snapshot of a web page (to preserve its contents); archive
blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
migratory fish; straddling fish stocks
fish with a human-looking face
salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild
ocean fish; saltwater fish
fish that are called by different names as they grow larger
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
fish dealer; fresh fish retailer; fishmonger
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); someone who is unable to apply what they have read
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
fish-shaped; fish-like; pisciform
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish
whitebait; immature sweetfish
three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
kanji "fish" radical at left
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
blotched snakehead (Channa maculata); northern snakehead (Channa argus)
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
fishing, esp. using a net or trap; catching fish
close friendship; intimate friendship
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
fish sauce made of salted and fermented sardines, mackerel, or squid; a specialty of the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture
fish having red flesh (e.g. maguro, katsuo, saba, iwashi)
fish and vegetables; side dishes (e.g. with rice)
Pisces (12th zodiacal sign); the Fish; the Fishes
fish breeding; pisciculture
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
farmed fish; farm-raised fish; cultivated fish; hatchery fish
fish reef; reef where fish live and breed
marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish
archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)
introduced (non-native) fish species
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu; (arch.) salmon
stingfish; scorpion fish; stonefish
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
goldfish peddling; goldfish peddler
inshore fish; fish living in rocky coastal waters
decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)
locally caught fish; local fish
fish biting (striking, taking bait)
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
crocodile; alligator; crocodilian
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
cartilaginous fishes; chondrichthyans
dragon-like cryptid fish with many whiskers and no bones (likely a sturgeon)
Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus); comb goby (Ctenotrypauchen microcephalus); Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); any edible red saltwater fish
bony fishes; osteichthyans
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (lit.) (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame
long snouted lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox)
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
being in a helpless situation; (lit.) (like a) fish on a chopping board
sturgeon (esp. the green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris)
study of fish; ichthyology
larva of fish; larval fish
Japanese halfbeak (Hemiramphus sajori); stickleback
the first bonito of the season
bite (of a fish on a hook); strike
fertilizer made from fish parts (fertiliser)
cheap fish for the masses (e.g. sardines, mackerel, pike)
fish served with white rice on New Year's eve
Gasterosteus microcephalus (species of stickleback)
true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); someone who is unable to apply what they have read
the morally upright have a hard time making friends; (lit.) fish will not live in water that is (too) clean
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
redwing searobin (species of gurnard, Lepidotrigla microptera)
Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
skewered fish, coated with miso and cooked
bottom-dwelling fish; demersal fish
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis)
Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum); aquatic plants such as hornwort that are commonly used in goldfish tanks, etc.
stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
chopping board; cutting board
armored fish; armoured fish
migratory fish; straddling fish stocks
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); red rockfish; red scorpionfish
true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); someone who is unable to apply what they have read
silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis)
substitute fish; using an alternative fish variety instead of a traditional one
the fish rots from the head; decay starts at the top
Pisces (obsolete class of vertebrates comprising the fishes)
barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
silverfish (Lepisma saccharina)
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if the water is kind to fish, the fish will be friendly toward water too; mutual back-scratching
frogfish (any fish of family Antennariidae, esp. the striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus)
to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; (lit.) to look for fish by climbing a tree
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; (lit.) goldfish poop
flathead (esp. the bartailed flathead, Platycephalus indicus)
fish large enough to swallow a whole boat; colossal fish; great man; notorious man
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; (lit.) goldfish poop
saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis); fish caught under ice
stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus); gurnet; sea robin
fish large enough to swallow a whole boat; colossal fish; great man; notorious man
Japanese clawed salamander (Onychodactylus japonicus)
land-locked variety of red-spotted masu trout (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae); amago
Bering wolffish (Anarhichas orientalis)
fish swimming about in water
fish-breeding forest; riverside or coastal forest that encourages fish breeding
biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus); biwa salmon
ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
redwing searobin (species of gurnard, Lepidotrigla microptera)
chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt
sashimi chilled in iced water
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, incl. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
Japanese halfbeak (Hemiramphus sajori); stickleback
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)
saffron cod (Eleginus gracilis); fish caught under ice
clownfish (Amphiprioninae spp., esp. the yellowtail clownfish, Amphiprion clarkii); anemone fish
Japanese sardinella (Sardinella zunasi)
sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae)
Japanese sand lance (Ammodytes personatus); Pacific sandeel
swordfish (Xiphias gladius); broadbill
swordfish (Xiphias gladius); broadbill
lizardfish (any fish of family Synodontidae)
butterfish (any fish of family Stromateidae, esp. species Pampus punctatissimus); harvestfish; rudderfish
silver white croaker (Pennahia argentata); silver croaker; Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii); vertical-striped cardinalfish (Apogon lineatus); Indian perch
Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes, species found mostly from Japan to Taiwan)
Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes, species found mostly from Japan to Taiwan)
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii); salamander
devil stinger (Inimicus japonicus)
crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
polka-dot ribbonfish (Desmodema polystictum)
ice goby (Leucopsarion petersii)
ice goby (Leucopsarion petersii)
log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
Japanese pinecone fish (Monocentris japonica)
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
Piscis Austrinus (constellation); the Southern Fish
opah (Lampris guttatus); moonfish
live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
Japanese grenadier anchovy (Coilia nasus)
forktongue goby (Chaenogobius annularis); chestnut goby
striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax)
type of long chopsticks used in the preparation of fish; type of long chopsticks used to hold the fish in carving knife ceremony
capelin; caplin (Mallotus villosus)
Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara)
black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)
fish-breeding forest; riverside or coastal forest that encourages fish breeding
fish-breeding forest; riverside or coastal forest that encourages fish breeding
pipefish (esp. the seaweed pipefish, Syngnathus schlegeli)
large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps); armored fish; armoured fish
large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps); armored fish; armoured fish
Encheliophis sagamianus (species of pearlfish)
wataka (Ischikauia steenackeri) (freshwater fish of the carp family)
redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
wahoo (species of fish, Acanthocybium solandri)
young Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)
rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax dentex)
Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish
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 going downstream (to spawn); dead fish; fish that moves into deeper waters (to avoid the cold)
fish found in coastal waters
large flat wooden plank shaped like a fish, struck like a gong at temple to indicate time of day
path taken by school of fish; fish ladder; fishway
kaiten; human torpedo in WW2
to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; (lit.) to look for fish by climbing a tree
anadromous fish (fish that migrates upstream, e.g. salmon)
anadromous fish (fish that migrates upstream, e.g. salmon)
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through; the long arm of the law doesn't reach everywhere; (lit.) fishes big enough to eat boats aren't caught by the net
the law has holes large enough for the most wicked men to slip through; the long arm of the law doesn't reach everywhere; (lit.) fishes big enough to eat boats aren't caught by the net
seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style
seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style
true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae)
catadromous fish (fish that migrates downstream, e.g. eel)
catadromous fish (fish that migrates downstream, e.g. eel)
anadromous fish (fish that migrates upstream, e.g. salmon)
harmful fish (e.g. non-native and prolific, etc.)
miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word
miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word
the biggest fish is always the one that got away
acanthodians (extinct jawed fishes)
placoderms (extinct fishes of class Placodermi)
inconsequential (fictional) character; worthless character; mook
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)
Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line
Cymothoidae (family of isopods)
Chondrichthyes (class comprising cartilaginous fishes)
Osteichthyes (class comprising the bony fishes and sometimes their descendants, i.e. tetrapods)
miso mixed with fish (often tai)
miso mixed with fish (often tai)
Volans (constellation); the Flying Fish
apophyllite; fish-eye stone
four large domesticated fishes (black carp, grass carp, bighead carp, and silver carp)
imitation that looks identical to the original; fake causing the original to lose value
miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word
fish in a pot about to be boiled; (fig.) person who is blissfully unaware of deadly danger
miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word
all of creation following their original natures, living and enjoying themselves freely; (lit.) the kites fly and the fish leap; Heaven's will that all of creation shall follow their original natures and live freely; as a ruler's benevolence spreads, the people will find their places in the land based on their abilities
win on the last discard of a round
twill weave; basket weave
twill weave; basket weave
collateral damage; getting embroiled in somebody else's dispute; having a fire spread to one's own house
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
yuxiang (Chinese seasoning mixture)
fourspine sculpin (species of fish, Cottus kazika)
fourspine sculpin (species of fish, Cottus kazika)
climbing perch (esp. of genus Anabas)
climbing perch (esp. of genus Anabas)
paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis)
black cow-tongue (species of tonguefish, Paraplagusia japonica)
Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa)
firebrat (species of bristletail, Thermobia domestica)
buchi salamander (Hynobius naevius)
red barracuda (Sphyraena pinguis); brown barracuda
Hida salamander (Hynobius kimurae)
goatsbeard brotula (species of ophidiiform fish, Brotula multibarbata)
Amur stickleback (Pungitius sinensis)
Chlorophthalmus albatrossis (species of greeneye)
threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga, species of the Indo-Pacific)
threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga, species of the Indo-Pacific)
blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus, species found in the Indo-Pacific)
blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus, species found in the Indo-Pacific)
speckled butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus, species of the Indo-Pacific); citron butterflyfish
speckled butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus, species of the Indo-Pacific); citron butterflyfish
longfin batfish (Platax teira, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish); Tiera batfish; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
golden spadefish (Platax boersii); Boer's batfish
Chinese high fin banded shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus); Chinese sucker
Samoan mullet goby (Mugilogobius abei)
Aspasma minima (species of clingfish)
Tribolodon nakamurai (species of cyprinid)
reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa); stonefish; devilfish
Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); Chilean sea bass
humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus); Napoleon wrasse; Napoleonfish; Maori wrasse
sharp-nosed sand goby (Favonigobius gymnauchen)
Hypodytes rubripinnis (species of waspfish)
grey stingfish (Minous monodactylus)
Sicyopterus japonicus (species of goby)
telescopefish (Giganturidae spp., esp. species Gigantura chuni)
Pacific blackdragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus)
Miyabe charr (Salvelinus malma miyabei)
four-eyed fish (Anableps spp.)
Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae)
clouded salamander (Hynobius nebulosus)
Japanese black salamander (Hynobius nigrescens)
snubnose brotula; armoured cusk (Hoplobrotula armata)
silver carp; bighead carp
loach goby (Rhyacichthys aspro)
gibberfish (Gibberichthys pumilus)
Reeves' shad (Tenualosa reevesii); Chinese shad
arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
pebbled butterflyfish (Chaetodon multicinctus); multiband butterflyfish
fisherman bat (Noctilionidae spp.); bulldog bat
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
snake mackerel (Gempylus serpens)
Queensland lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri)
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus); lumpsucker; henfish; sea hen
Japanese barracuda (Sphyraena japonica)
Japanese barracuda (Sphyraena japonica)