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マグロ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny
2. Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)
3. dead lay; starfish; person who is inactive during sexual intercourse
when read as "まぐろ, マグロ"
Alt. forms
マグロ
82%
まぐろ
9%
鮪まぐろ
8%
Pitch accent
マ
グロ
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Used in: 485
Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)
marlin
tuna donburi; bowl of rice topped with tuna
Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)
Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)
dead lay; starfish; woman who is inactive during sexual intercourse
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)
dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)
Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)
tuna donburi; bowl of rice topped with tuna
tuna donburi; bowl of rice topped with tuna
dead lay; starfish; woman who is inactive during sexual intercourse
dead lay; starfish; woman who is inactive during sexual intercourse
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
tuna fishing
Examples (2 in total)
The tuna catch is declining.
The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.