How to say “fish” in Japanese | 魚 (さかな、sakana)

2023.12.08

The Japanese vocabulary「魚 (さかな、sakana)」means “fish.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word魚
Hiraganaさかな
Romaji Readingsakana
English Meaningfish

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence水族館すいぞくかんで、いろんな種類しゅるいの魚さかなを見みた。
Romaji ReadingSuizokukan de, iron’na shurui no sakana o mita.
English MeaningI saw various kinds of fish in the aquarium. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence水族館で、いろんな種類の魚を見ました。
Romaji ReadingSuizokukan de, iron’na shurui no sakana o mimashita.
English MeaningI saw various kinds of fish in the aquarium. (Plain Form)