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活き魚 (いきうお) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

活いき魚うお

also: いきざかな

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Meanings

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noun

live fish

Refers to fish that are alive, typically in culinary or market contexts.

この店みせでは活いき魚うおをその場ばでさばいてくれる。
This shop prepares live fish on the spot for you.

Written forms

活いき魚うお
Standard kanji spelling for 'live fish'.
生き魚
- いきうお
  Alternate kanji spelling; also read いきざかな.
- いきざかな
  Alternate reading for 生き魚.
いきざかな

Kanji

活lively, resuscitation, being helped
魚

fish

生life, genuine, birth

Etymology

Compound of 活き/生き (iki, 'living') + 魚 (uo/sakana, 'fish').