noun
Refers to tuna fish, especially the Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis). Commonly used in food contexts.
今夜の夕食はマグロの刺身だ。
Tonight's dinner is tuna sashimi.
市場で新
I bought fresh tuna at the market.
noun
Vulgar slang for a person who is unresponsive or passive during sex, likened to a dead fish.
彼女、マグロみたいでつまらなかったよ。
She was like a dead fish, so boring.
noun
body of a person struck by a train
Slang used among railway workers and in news reporting to refer to a human body after being hit by a train.
線路にマグロが上がったと無線が入った。
A report came over the radio that a body was on the tracks.
noun
person unconscious due to alcohol
Slang for someone who has passed out from drinking too much, lying motionless like a tuna.
飲み会で彼はマグロになってしまった。
He passed out drunk at the party and became a 'tuna'.