noun

  1. blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
青魚 あおざかな

Contained Kanji Breakdown

blue, green
あお セイ お (1st, N4)
life (生) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
fish
さかな ギョ うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ