Maguro

Usually written in kana.

Also read:

鮪 (Maguro) is a Japanese noun meaning “tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin), dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex), starfish, body of a person struck by a train”.

Meanings

  1. nountuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin)
  2. noundead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish
  3. nounbody of a person struck by a train
  4. nounperson unconscious due to alcohol

Examples

  • The tuna catch is declining.

  • The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

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