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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)

Example 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'.

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'.

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Kanji in this word

鯖

19 strokes

mackerel

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: さば

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