river fish; freshwater fish
whitebait; immature sweetfish
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
Pisces (constellation); the Fish; the Fishes; (arch.) fishmongers' guild
fish that are called by different names as they grow larger
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
kanji "fish" radical at left
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)
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
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
inshore fish; fish living in rocky coastal waters
Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus); comb goby (Ctenotrypauchen microcephalus); Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae); Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); any edible red saltwater fish
being in a helpless situation; (lit.) (like a) fish on a chopping board
long snouted lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox)
bottom-dwelling fish; demersal fish
Gasterosteus microcephalus (species of stickleback)
fish large enough to swallow a whole boat; colossal fish; great man; notorious man
fish large enough to swallow a whole boat; colossal fish; great man; notorious man
stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps); armored fish; armoured fish
large-headed midnight fish (Poromitra crassiceps); armored fish; armoured fish
third climate of spring (when the ice breaks and fish start appearing near the surface)
third climate of spring (when the ice breaks and fish start appearing near 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)
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
miso mixed with fish (often tai)
fish which lives close to the surface
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style
miso mixed with fish (often tai)
one of the 72 climates (from the 16th to the 20th of the first lunar month)
Cymothoidae (family of isopods)
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style
stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
Bering wolffish (Anarhichas orientalis)
frogfish (any fish of family Antennariidae, esp. the striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus)
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes, species found mostly from Japan to Taiwan)
Oriental butterflyfish (Chaetodon auripes, species found mostly from Japan to Taiwan)
polka-dot ribbonfish (Desmodema polystictum)
ice goby (Leucopsarion petersii)
Japanese pinecone fish (Monocentris japonica)
pipefish (esp. the seaweed pipefish, Syngnathus schlegeli)
Encheliophis sagamianus (species of pearlfish)
black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)
rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax dentex)
gibberfish (Gibberichthys pumilus)
lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus); lumpsucker; henfish; sea hen
four-eyed fish (Anableps spp.)
climbing perch (esp. of genus Anabas)
longfin batfish (Platax teira, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish); Tiera batfish; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
longfin batfish (Platax teira, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish); Tiera batfish; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
goatsbeard brotula (species of ophidiiform fish, Brotula multibarbata)
Aspasma minima (species of clingfish)