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fish
さかな
sakana
fish
noun
水族館で魚が泳ぎまわるのを見るのが大好きです。
すいぞくかんでさかながおよぎまわるのをみるのがだいすきです。
Suizokukan de sakana ga oyogimawaru no o miru no ga daisuki desu.
I love to watch all the fish swim at the aquarium.
人間にとって魚は大切な食べ物です。
にんげんにとってさかなはたいせつなたべものです。
Ningen ni totte sakana wa taisetsu na tabemono desu.
Fish is an important food source for people.
今夜のメインディッシュは、焼き魚です。
こんやのメインディッシュは、やきざかなです。
Kon'ya no meindisshu wa, yakizakana desu.
Tonight's main course is grilled fish.
マグロは海水の魚です。
マグロはかいすいのさかなです。
Maguro wa kaisui no sakana desu.
Tuna is a saltwater fish.
日本人は魚をたくさん食べる。
にほんじんはさかなをたくさんたべる。
Nihonjin wa sakana o takusan taberu.
Japanese people eat a lot of fish.
魚の群れ
さかなのむれ
sakana no mure
school of fish
淡水魚
たんすいぎょ
tansuigyo
freshwater fish
海水魚
かいすいぎょ
kaisuigyo
saltwater fish
生の魚
なまのさかな
nama no sakana
raw fish

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