Japanese fish Kanji names.

List of Kanji characters for fish. Kanji, Hiragana, Romaji, and English.

Contains 206 kanji characters for fish.

Many of the kanji characters in the fish version are used in the names of fish.

In Japan, it is often seen in fresh fish stores, supermarkets, and everyday life.

We have listed in Japanese syllabary order the kanji for ichi-hen (魚偏) or fish, which are often depicted on teacups at sushi restaurants.

*Includes those not named after fish.

Fish names in Japanese

Kanji characters for "A" line. "fish" radical.

Kanji	Hiragana	Roman character	English
鯏	あさり	Asari	short-neck clam
鯘	あざれ	azare	fish rot
鰺	あじ	aji	jack mackerel, horse mackerel
鮩	あみ	ami	krill
鯇	あめのうお	amenouo	Biwa trout
鮎	あゆ	ayu	sweetfish
𩺊	あら	ara	saw-edged perch, Rock-cod
鮑	あわび	awabi	abalone
鰒	あわび	awabi	abalone
鮟鱇	あんこう	ankou	anglerfis
魷	いか	ika	squid
鰂	いか	ika	squid
鰞	いか	ika	squid
魦	いさざ	isaza	ice goby
鮖	いしもち	ishimochi	white croaker, blue drum
鰝	いせえび	isebi	spiny lobster
魚鬼	いとう	itoh	Japanese Huchen
鯔	いな	ina	Flathead gray mullet
鯆	いるか	iruka	Common dolphin
鰮	いわし	iwashi	sardine
鰯	いわし	iwashi	sardine
鮇	いわな	iwana	Salvelinus
𩸶	いわな	iwana	Salvelinus
鰾	うきぶくろ・ふえ	ukibukuro	a fish bladder
鯎	うぐい	ugui	Japanese dace
鱥	うぐい	ugui	Japanese dace
鰻	うなぎ	unagi	eel
魭	うみがめ	umigame	Sea turtle
鱁	うるか	uruka	salted sweetfish guts
鱗	うろこ	uroko	scale
鱏	えい	ei	stingray
鱝	えい	ei	stingray
鱛	えそ	eso	lizardfish
鰕	えび	ebi	shrimp
鰓	えら	era	gills
魞	えり	eri	fish trap
鮱	おおぼら	ohbora	Aged mullet
鰧	おこぜ	okoze	stingfish
鯿	おしきうお	oshikiuo	bream

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Kanji characters for "Ka" line. "fish" radical.

Kanji	Hiragana	Roman character	English
鰍	かじか	kazika	Japanese fluvial sculpin, a bullhead
鯑	かずのこ	kazunoko	herring roe
鰹	かつお	katsuo	skipjack tuna
䲒	かに	kani	crab
鱟	かぶとがに	kabutogani	Tachypleus tridentatus, xiphosuran
魳	かます	kamasu	Sphyraena japonica, barracuda
魣	かます	kamasu	Sphyraena japonica, barracuda
鱲	からすみ	karasumi	dried mullet roe, Botargo
鰈	かれい	karei	flounder, flatfish
魪	かれい	karei	flounder, flatfish
鮍	かわはぎ	kawahagi	filefish
鱨	ぎぎ	gigi	Bagridae, cut-tailed bullhead
鱚	きす	kisu	Japanese sillago
鯨	くじら	kujira	Whale
鯉	こい	koi	Carp
鯒	こち	kochi	Bartail flathead, Platycephalus
鮲	こち	kochi	Bartail flathead, Platycephalus
鮗	このしろ	konoshiro	Dotted gizzard shad
鰶	このしろ	konoshiro	Dotted gizzard shad
鯯	このしろ	konoshiro	Dotted gizzard shad
鱅	このしろ	konoshiro	Dotted gizzard shad
鮣	こばんざめ	kobanzame	Live sharksucker, sharksucker, suckerfish
鮴	ごり	gori	fish of the genus Rhinogobius, Japanese fluvial sculpin

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Kanji characters for "Sa" line. "fish" radical.

Kanji	Hiragana	Roman character	English
鮏	さけ	sake	salmon
鮭	さけ	sake	salmon
鯖	さば	saba	Mackerel
鮫	さめ	same	shark
鱵	さより	sayori	Japanese halfbeak
鰆	さわら	sawara	spanish mackerel
鯢	さんしょううお	sansyouuo	Salamander
鱪	しいら	shiira	Mahi-mahi, Dorado, Common dolphinfish
鯱	しゃち	shachi	Killer Whale, Orca
鮊	しらうお	shirauo	Japanese icefish, Lindberg skate
鯳	すけとうだら	suketohdara	Alaska pollock
鮨	すし	sushi	sushi
鮓	すし	sushi	sushi
鱸	すずき	suzuki	sea bass
鯐	すばしり	subashiri	juvenile mullet
鯣	するめ	surume	dried squid
鮬	せいご	seigo	a young sea bass.

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Kanji characters for "Ta" line. "fish" radical.

Kanji	Hiragana	Roman character	English
鯛	たい	tai	sea bream, red snapper
鰖	たかべ	takabe	Yellowstriped Butterfish
鮹	たこ	tako	octopus
魛	たちうお	tachiuo	cutlass fish, hairtail, belt fish
鱮	たなご	tanago	Japanese bitterling
鱈	たら	tara	Cod, Haddock
鱘	ちょうざめ	tyouzame	Sturgeon
鱅	このしろ・だぼはぜ	konoshiro	goby
鯲	どじょう	dojou	Pond loach, Weather
鰌	どじょう	dojou	Pond loach, Weather
魹	とど	todo	Nothern sea lion
𩹉	とびうお	tobiuo	Flying fish

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Kanji characters for "Na" line. "fish" radical.

Kanji	Hiragana	Roman character	English
鯰	なまず	namazu	Japanese common catfish, Amur catfish
魸	なまず	namazu	Japanese common catfish, Amur catfish
鱠	なます	namasu	dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar.
鯡	にしん	nishin	Pacific herring
鰊	にしん	nishin	Pacific herring
鮸	にべ	nibe	Nibe croaker
鯁	のぎ	nogi	small fish bone stuck in one's throat.

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Kanji characters for "Ha" line. "fish" radical.

Kanji	Hiragana	Roman character	English
鰣	はす	hasu	Opsariichthys uncirostris
鰚	はす	hasu	Opsariichthys uncirostris
鯊	はぜ	haze	goby fish
鰰	はたはた	hatahata	Sailfin sandfish
鱩	はたはた	hatahata	Sailfin sandfish
魬	はまち	hamachi	a young yellowtail
鱧	はも	hamo	pike conger
鮠	はや	haya	minnow
鰙	はや	haya	minnow
鯤	こん	kon	imaginary fish (kun)
鯝	はらわた	harawata	gut a fish
鰉	ひがい	higai	Biwa-higai Fat minnow
鯷	ひしこ	hishiko	Japanese anchovy
鮃	ひらめ	hirame	Bastard halibut, Olive flounder
鰭	ひれ	hire	fin
鱶	ふか	fuka	a (giant) shark
鰒	ふぐ	fugu	abalone, puffer fish
鮒	ふな	funa	crucian carp
鰤	ぶり	buri	yellowtail
魴	ほうぼう	houbou	Bluefin searobin
𩸽	ほっけ	hokke	atka mackerel
鯔	ぼら	bora	Flathead mullet, Gray mullet
鰡	ぼら	bora	Flathead mullet, Gray mullet

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Kanji characters for "Ma" line. "fish" radical.

Kanji	Hiragana	Roman character	English
鮪	まぐろ	maguro	Tuna
鱒	ます	masu	Trout, salmon trout
鮲	まて・こち	kochi	Bartail flathead
鯧	まながつお	managatsuo	harvestfish, Silver pomfret
鯥	むつ	mutsu	Gnomefish
鰘	むろあじ	muroaji	Amberstripe scad
鮴	めばる	mebaru	Japanese rockfish, Japanese sea perch

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Kanji characters for "Ya-Ra-Wa" line. "fish" radical.

Kanji	Hiragana	Roman character	English
鰥	やもめ	yamome	widower
魚強	ろうにんあじ	rohninaji	Giant trevally
鰙	わかさぎ	wakasagi	Japanese pond smelt
魚夏	わかし	wakashi	young Japanese amberjack
鰐	わに	wani	Crocodile

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Kanji characters for fish that do not contain a fish bias."A" line.

Kanji	Hiragana	Roman character	English
藍子	あいご	aigo	Mottled spinefoot
愛女魚	あいなめ	ainame	Fat greenling
鮎魚女	あいなめ	ainame	Fat greenling
泥障烏賊	あおりいか	aoriika	Bigfin Reef Squid
石茂魚	あこう	akou	Redspotted grouper
穴子	あなご	anago	conger eel
雨子	あまご	amago	Amago trout
香魚	あゆ	ayu	sweetfish
章花魚	いいだこ	iidako	Webfoot octopus, ocellated octopus
玉筋魚	いかなご	ikanago	Japanese sando lance
伊佐木	いさき	isaki	Threeline grunt
大師魚	いしなぎ	ishinagi	striped jewfish
石投	いしなぎ	ishinagi	striped jewfish
石持	いしもち	ishimochi	White Croaker, Blue drum
糸魚	いとよ	itoyo	three-spined stickleback
伊良	いら	ira	Tuskfish
岩魚	いわな	iwana	Char
桃花魚	うぐい	ugui	Japanese dace
薄眼張	うすめばる	usumebaru	Goldeye rockfish
馬面剥	うまずらはぎ	umazurahagi	Black scraper, Filefish
狗母魚	えそ	eso	lizardfish
追川	おいかわ	oikawa	freshwater minnow
虎魚	おこぜ	okoze	stingfish, scorpion fish, stonefish
大鮃	おひょう	ohyou	halibut

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Kanji characters for fish that do not contain a fish bias. "Ka" line.

Kanji	Hiragana	Roman character	English
貝割	かいわり	kaiwari	Whitefin trevally
笠子	かさご	kasago	False kelpfish, Marbled rockfish
梶木	かじき	kajiki	Marlin, Swordfish
金頭	かながしら	kanagashira	Lepidotrigla microptera Gunther
梭子魚	かます	kamasu	barracuda
皮剥	かわはぎ	kawahagi	Thread-sail filefish
間八	かんぱち	kanpachi	greater amberjack
喜知次	きちじ	kichiji	Broadbanded thornyhead, Kichiji rockfish
吉備奈子	きびなご	kibinago	Silver-stripe round herring, slender sprat
九仙	きゅうせん	kyusen	Multicolorfin rainbowfish
銀宝	ぎんぽ	ginpo	tidepool gunnel, gunnels
九絵	くえ	kue	longtooth grouper
黒曹以	くろそい	kurosoi	black rockfish, Korean rockfish, Jacopever
源五郎鮒	げんごろうぶな	gengorobuna	Japanese white crucian carp
小女子	こうなご	kounago	young sand lance, young lancefish
氷下魚	こまい	komai	Saffron cod
石伏	ごり	gori	dusky tripletooth goby, fish of the genus Rhinogobius
権瑞	ごんずい	gonzui	Japanese eel catfish

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Kanji characters for fish that do not contain a fish bias. "Sa-Ta-Na" line.

Kanji	Hiragana	Roman character	English
狭腰	さごし	sagoshi	a young spanish mackerel
細魚	さより	sayori	Japanese halfbeak
針魚	さより	sayori	Japanese halfbeak
三番叟	さんばそう	sanbasou	a young striped beakfish
秋刀魚	さんま	sanma	Pacific saury
青串魚	さんま	sanma	Pacific saury
柳葉魚	ししゃも	shishamo	shishamo smelt, capelin
潮際河豚	しょうさいふぐ	shousaifugu	Globefish, Takifugu snyderi
白魚	しらうお	shirauo	a Japanese icefish, a white fish
釈迦魚	たかべ	takabe	Yellowstriped butterfish
吻長魚	だつ	datsu	Needlefish, garfish
近目金時	ちかめきんとき	chikamekintoki	Longfinned bullseye
知奴	ちぬ	chinu	Japanese black seabream, Japanese black porgy
飛魚	とびうお	tobiuo	Flying fish
春告魚	にしん	nishin	herring
喉腐	のどぐさり（ねずみごち）	nodogusari	big-eyed flathead, Richard's dragonet

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Kanji characters for fish that do not contain a fish bias. "Ha-Ma-Ya-Ra-Wa" line.

Kanji	Hiragana	Roman character	English
秋太郎	ばしょうかじき	bashoukajiki	Indo-Pacific sailfish
羽太	はた	hata	Grouper
柊魚	ひいらぎ	hiiragi	Spotnape ponyfish
平政	ひらまさ	hiramasa	Yellowtail amberjack, Kingfish
平目	ひらめ	hirame	a large-tooth flounder
倍良	べら	bera	Wrasse
的鯛	まとうだい	matoudai	John dory
翻車魚	まんぼう	manbou	Sunfish
眼仁奈	めじな	mejina	Largescale Blackfish
眼張	めばる	mebaru	Japanese rockfish
諸子	もろこ	moroko	willow gudgeon
簳魚	やがら	yagara	cornetfish
山女魚	やまめ	yamame	Yamame trout
雷魚	らいぎょ	raigyo	Snakehead
公魚	わかさぎ	wakasagi	Japanese smelt

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Japanese fish Kanji names.

List of Kanji characters for fish. Kanji, Hiragana, Romaji, and English.

Contains 206 kanji characters for fish.

Fish names in Japanese

List of kanji characters with a fish bias "in Japanese syllabary order".

Kanji characters for fish that do not contain a fish bias.