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Kotomora

鯖

mackerel

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Readings

On'yomi

  • セイ
  • ショウ

Kun'yomi

  • さば

Meaning

鯖 centers on the mackerel, a specific type of fish. The meaning is concrete and does not extend into abstract senses.

Most common words using 鯖

  • 鯖さば

    mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus)

  • しめ鯖しめさば

    soused mackerel; vinegared mackerel

  • レン鯖レンサバ

    web hosting service

  • 串鯖くしさば

    mackerel skewer

  • 丸鯖まるさば

    blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)

  • 二条鯖にじょうさば

    double-lined mackerel (Grammatorcynus bilineatus)

  • 本鯖ほんさば

    chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)

  • 真鯖まさば

    chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)

  • 秋鯖あきさば

    autumn saba; mackerel caught in autumn

  • 胡麻鯖ごまさば

    blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)

  • 青鯖あおさば

    mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus)

  • 鯖折りさばおり

    forward force down

  • 鯖猫さばねこ

    mackerel tabby (cat); gray tabby

  • 鯖節さばぶし

    dried, smoked mackerel; shavings from dried, smoked mackerel

  • 鯖落ちサバおち

    server outage (e.g. in an online game)

  • 鯖雲さばぐも

    cirrocumulus cloud; mackerel sky

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Etymology

鯖 combines 魚 (fish) with 青, which likely contributes the sound. The character was created specifically for the mackerel.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is a fish 魚, and the right side is blue 青. Picture a blue-backed mackerel: the fish with the blue color.

Reading mnemonic

For セイ, imagine a mackerel saying its name: 'say' (セイ) — the fish says 'say' as it swims by.