マグロ
Maguro
Usually written in kana.
Also read: まぐろ
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
- nountuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin)
- noundead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish
- nounbody of a person struck by a train
- nounperson unconscious due to alcohol
Examples
マグロの漁獲量は減ってきている。
The tuna catch is declining.
サメの皮はマグロの皮よりはるかにざらざらしている。
The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).