真魚

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	魚
ま Grade: 3	な Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
眞魚 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Originally a compound of 真 (ma, “true”) +‎ 魚 (na, “fish; side dish”), from the way that edible fish was often used as the main side dish at meals. The na element was variously spelled 菜 (literally “vegetables”), 魚 (literally “fish”), and 肴 (literally “side dish”) depending on context.^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まな [máꜜnà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]
IPA^(key): [ma̠na̠]

Noun

真(ま)魚(な) • (mana)

fish used for eating

Derived terms

真(ま)魚(な)の祝(いわ)い (mana no iwai): a ceremony to mark a child's transition to eating solid food
まな板(いた) (manaita): a cutting board
真(ま)魚(な)鰹(がつお) (managatsuo): a harvest fish< a silver pomfret
真(ま)魚(な)咋(ぐい) (managui), 真(ま)魚(な)食(ぐ)い (managui): an excellent meal of prepared fish
真(ま)魚(な)箸(ばし) (manabashi): cooking chopsticks
真(ま)魚(な)始(はじめ) (mana hajime): a ceremony to mark a child's transition to eating solid food

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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