mackerel; chub mackerel
Refers to the fish, especially Scomber japonicus. Commonly written in kana.
今夜の夕食はさばの味噌煮だ。
Tonight's dinner is mackerel simmered in miso.
Internet slang derived from the reading さば, which sounds like サーバー. Used mainly in online gaming communities.
See also: サーバー
このゲームは鯖が重くてラグい。
This game's server is heavy and laggy.
Let's grill some mackerel for dinner tonight.
友達と同じ鯖に入って遊んだ。
I joined the same server as my friend to play together.
I got food poisoning from the mackerel I ate yesterday.
The server crashed because too many people were accessing it at once.
She's fudging her age.
鯖 (mackerel) and 鯵 (horse mackerel) are both common blue-backed fish sold side by side at markets and are easy for learners to mix up by name and appearance.
鰯 (sardine) is smaller and milder than 鯖 (mackerel), though both are cheap, oily fish often grilled or canned in Japan.
Chinese "Tail" constellation · counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
mackerel skewer · proxy server
blue mackerel; Scomber australasicus
chub mackerel
chub mackerel
autumn mackerel; mackerel caught in autumn
chub mackerel; Scomber japonicus
mackerel tabby; gray tabby cat
dried, smoked mackerel; shavings from dried, smoked mackerel
cirrocumulus cloud; mackerel sky
Standard kanji for mackerel; also used in the internet slang sense.
Katakana spelling often used in culinary or commercial contexts.
Kana spelling is common for the fish sense.
The fish sense is native Japanese. The internet slang sense is a homophonic pun on サーバー (server), using the kanji 鯖 for its reading さば.
vinegared mackerel; soused mackerel