真魚
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 真 | 魚 |
| ま Grade: 3 |
な Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 眞魚 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Originally a compound of 真 (ma, “true”) + 魚 (na, “fish; side dish”), from the way that edible fish was often used as the main side dish at meals. The na element was variously spelled 菜 (literally “vegetables”), 魚 (literally “fish”), and 肴 (literally “side dish”) depending on context.[1][2]
Pronunciation
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Noun
- fish used for eating
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 真魚の祝い (mana no iwai): a ceremony to mark a child's transition to eating solid food
- まな板 (manaita): a cutting board
- 真魚鰹 (managatsuo): a harvest fish< a silver pomfret
- 真魚咋 (managui), 真魚食い (managui): an excellent meal of prepared fish
- 真魚箸 (manabashi): cooking chopsticks
- 真魚始 (mana hajime): a ceremony to mark a child's transition to eating solid food
References
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 真 read as ま
- Japanese terms spelled with 魚 read as な
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters