# fish: Japanese–English dictionary

Canonical URL: https://anaversity.com/dictionary/japanese-english/fish
Language pair: Japanese and English
CEFR level: A1
Part of speech: noun
IPA: /fɪʃ/
Katakana pronunciation: フィッシュ

## Meaning 1: Animals
A cold-blooded animal that lives in water and has fins and gills. Many fish are eaten as food.
### 日本語の意味
水中に生息し、ひれとえらを持つ変温動物。多くの魚は食用にされる。

### Examples
- The aquarium has a large tank full of colorful fish.
  - English: 水族館には色鮮やかな魚でいっぱいの大きな水槽がある。
- We saw a shark, which is a type of fish, swimming in the ocean.
  - English: 私たちは海を泳ぐサメ（魚の一種）を見た。
- My favorite meal is grilled fish with lemon.
  - English: 私の好きな食事は、レモンを添えた焼き魚だ。

## Meaning 2: Verb
To search for and catch fish.

### Examples

  - English: He loves to go fishing in the river every weekend.

  - English: We spent the afternoon fishing for trout.

  - English: She learned how to fish from her grandfather.

## Meaning 3: Figurative
To try to get information or a reaction from someone.

### Examples

  - English: The reporter was fishing for details about the scandal.

  - English: He was fishing for compliments after his performance.

  - English: Are you fishing for an apology?

## English equivalents
- fish
- marine animal
- seafood
## Japanese equivalents
- 魚
- 魚介類
## Common patterns
- **fish for**: To try to get information or a reaction from someone. Example: He was fishing for compliments about his new haircut.
- **go fishing**: To spend time trying to catch fish. Example: Let's go fishing by the lake this Saturday.

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