Question

魚 うお、さかな、-ざかな fish 5 1208 11 195 うお・うおへん・さかな 象形 Pictographic The elements of this kanji are bound up, rice field and cooking fire. When I think of bound up cooked rice, it makes me think of sushi, which in turn brings to mind fish.

Accepted Answer

ギョ い 魚(さかな): fish金魚(きんぎょ): goldfish海鷂魚(えい): ray (fish); stingray 2 勹: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20)田: rice field; rice paddy火: fire 魚 11 (none) fish Bind that FISH and cook his brains! Yarhh!

Kanji	魚
Onyomi	ギョ
Kunyomi	うお、さかな、-ざかな
Nanori	い
English	fish
Examples	魚(さかな): fish 金魚(きんぎょ): goldfish 海鷂魚(えい): ray (fish); stingray
JLPT Level	5
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	1208
Components	勹: wrapping enclosure; wrapping radical (no. 20) 田: rice field; rice paddy 火: fire
Number of Strokes	11
Kanji Radical	魚
Radical Number	195
Radical Strokes	11
Radical Reading	うお・うおへん・さかな
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	象形 Pictographic
Keyword	fish
Koohii Story 1	The elements of this kanji are bound up, rice field and cooking fire. When I think of bound up cooked rice, it makes me think of sushi, which in turn brings to mind fish.
Koohii Story 2	Bind that FISH and cook his brains! Yarhh!

Fish Rice 魚 Wrapping Bound ギョ うお、さかな、 ざかな い

Fish Rice 魚 Wrapping Bound ギョうお、さかな、ざかない