真魚
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 真 | 魚 |
| ま Grade: 3 |
な Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 眞魚 (kyūjitai) |
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
Noun
真魚 • (mana)
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
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 真 | 魚 |
| ま Grade: 3 |
お Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | nanori |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 眞魚 (kyūjitai) |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 真魚 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 真魚, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- “真△魚”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025