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マス

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

trout; sea trout

usually written using kana alone

Refers to trout in general, including sea trout. Commonly used in names of dishes and fishing contexts.

この川かわではマスが釣つれます。
You can catch trout in this river.
夕ゆう食しょくにマスのムニエルを食たべた。
I had trout meunière for dinner.

Written forms

マスUsage84%
kana-only spelling
Usually written in katakana; the kanji 鱒 is also used but less common.
鱒ますUsage11%
Kanji form; recognized but less frequent than katakana.
ますUsage5%
Hiragana spelling; occasionally seen.

Kanji

鱒salmon trout

Similar words

サーモン
サーモン usually refers to salmon, which is a different fish, though sometimes used loosely for trout in restaurant names.
鮭さけ
鮭 is salmon, a related but distinct fish; マス is trout.

Etymology

The word マス is a native Japanese term for trout. The kanji 鱒 is a kokuji (Japanese-made kanji) combining 魚 (fish) and 尊 (noble), reflecting the fish's esteemed status in Japanese cuisine.