also: いけうお
live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
Refers to seafood kept alive in tanks at restaurants, ensuring freshness until preparation.
This restaurant prides itself on dishes made from live fish and shellfish.
水槽に活魚が泳いでいる。
Live fish are swimming in the tank.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Alternate spelling using 活け (ike) to emphasize 'kept alive'.
Alternate spelling using 生け (ike); less common than 活魚.
Compound of 活 (katsu, 'living') and 魚 (gyo, 'fish'). The reading いけうお combines 生け/活け (ike, 'keeping alive') with 魚 (uo, 'fish').