Meaning of 鯖(さば) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 鯖

Kana Reading さば, サバ

Romaji saba, saba

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus)

Examples of 鯖, さば, サバ in a sentence

早く帰った方がいい、暑いから。サバは、生き腐れとも言われるくらい足が早い。

It's hot, so you'd better head back quickly. Mackerel goes off so fast that they coined 'fresh-looking rotten fish'.

Related Kanji

鯖

19 strokes

mackerel

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: さば

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