魚 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

象形。魚の姿を象る。「さかな」を意味する漢語{魚}を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

fish

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ギョElem.
Kun (native)
  • うおElem.
  • さかなElem.
  • 〜ざかな
Nanori (used in names)
Other languages
  • 拼音yu2
  • 한글eo
  • Hán-ViệtNgư

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
魚(うお)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 4
Unicode
U+9B5A

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿳⺈田灬

Words using this kanji

  • さかな(さかな)さかな。うお。fish
  • 魚介類ぎょかいるい水産の食物としての魚類と無脊椎動物の総称。marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
  • 魚類ぎょるいの総称。生物学的には脊椎動物のうち、四肢動物ではない動物。fish, fishes
  • 魚屋さかなや「さかなや」「ととや」「うおや」の漢字表記。fish market, fish dealer, fishmonger
  • 魚雷ぎょらい「魚形水雷」の略。torpedo
  • 魚群ぎょぐん(水中を泳ぐ)魚の群れ。school of fish, shoal of fish
  • 魚市場うおいちばfish market
  • 魚介ぎょかい魚介類の通称marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
  • 魚肉ぎょにく魚の肉。fish meat
  • 魚釣りさかなつりfishing
  • 魚河岸うおがし「うおがし」の漢字表記。riverside fish market
  • 魚座うおざPisces (constellation), the Fish, the Fishes, fishmongers' guild
  • 魚精ぎょせいmilt, fish semen
  • 魚拓ぎょたく魚類の姿を記録するため拓本により布や紙に写し取ること。 ウェブアーカイブ。ink rubbing of a fish, (making a) fish print, (taking a) fish impression, gyotaku
  • 魚竜ぎょりゅう魚竜目に属する爬虫類の総称。 1.の内、イクチオサウルスの漢名。ichthyosaur
  • 魚灯ぎょとう魚灯油を用いた。lights to lure fish
  • 魚油ぎょゆ魚を絞って得られる油脂。fish oil
  • 魚板ぎょばん木材を魚の形にして中空にした仏具。魚鼓。large flat wooden plank shaped like a fish, struck like a gong at temple to indicate time of day
  • 魚肥ぎょひfertilizer made from fish parts (fertiliser)
  • 魚信ぎょしん魚が餌に食い付くこと。また、そのことによって浮きや釣竿が揺れ、手応えを感じること。bite (of a fish on a hook), strike

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-2-9
Four Corner
2733.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
11a0.1
Heisig
183
Nelson
5281