| 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! | 
| RTK Index (new) | 183 | 
Tags: jlpt.n5, grade2, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_nature_animal_fish
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