さば
Saba
Usually written in kana.
Also read: サバ
鯖 (Saba) is a Japanese noun meaning “mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus), server (esp. in an online game)”.
Meanings
- nounmackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus)
- nounserver (esp. in an online game)
Examples
早く帰った方がいい、暑いから。サバは、生き腐れとも言われるくらい足が早い。
It's hot, so you'd better head back quickly. Mackerel goes off so fast that they coined 'fresh-looking rotten fish'.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).