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鮪 is the Chinese and Japanese character for tuna.

In Chinese, this is usually used to mean the “little tunny” (Euthynnus alletteratus), the most common tuna in the Atlantic Ocean. However, it can refer to any fish of the Thunnus genus.

In Japanese, it can refer to the Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis).

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
鮪鲔 see styles	wěi wei3 wei maguro(p); shibi; maguro まぐろ(P); しび; マグロ	More info & calligraphy: Tuna little tuna; Euthynnus alletteratus (1) (kana only) tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; (2) (kana only) Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); (3) (まぐろ, マグロ only) (slang) (vulgar) (kana only) dead lay; starfish; person who is inactive during sexual intercourse; (4) (まぐろ, マグロ only) (slang) (vulgar) (kana only) someone unconscious due to alcohol; (personal name) Maguro
とろ see styles	doro ドロ	とろ Custom Scroll fatty cut (esp. of tuna belly); (surname) De Rotz; Dollo
めじ see styles	meji めじ	めじ Custom Scroll young tuna (esp. northern bluefin tuna under 1 meter)
カストロ see styles	gasutoro ガストロ	More info & calligraphy: Castro butterfly kingfish (Gasterochisma melampus); butterfly tuna; bigscale mackerel; (place-name) Castro (Chile); Castelot
鰹鲣 see styles	jiān jian1 chien katsuo かつお	鰹 Custom Scroll bonito (kana only) skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish; (surname) Katsuo
ツナ see styles	tsuna ツナ	ツナ Custom Scroll {food} tuna (esp. canned); (female given name) Tsuna
南鮪 see styles	minamimaguro; minamimaguro みなみまぐろ; ミナミマグロ	南鮪 Custom Scroll (kana only) southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)
吞拿 see styles	tūn ná tun1 na2 t`un na tun na	吞拿 Custom Scroll tuna (loanword)
堅魚 see styles	katsuo かつお	堅魚 Custom Scroll (kana only) skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
敲き see styles	tataki たたき	敲き Custom Scroll (1) seared skipjack tuna; (2) (slang) robbery; extortion; (3) hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
本鮪 see styles	honmaguro ほんまぐろ	本鮪 Custom Scroll (kana only) Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)
松魚 see styles	shougyo / shogyo しょうぎょ	松魚 Custom Scroll (kana only) skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish; (given name) Shougyo
目撥 see styles	mebachi; mebachi めばち; メバチ	目撥 Custom Scroll bigeye tuna (edible fish, Thunnus obesus)
磯鮪 see styles	isomaguro; isomaguro いそまぐろ; イソマグロ	磯鮪 Custom Scroll (kana only) dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)
葱鮪 see styles	negima ねぎま	葱鮪 Custom Scroll (kana only) {food} one-pot meal of spring onions and tuna
血合 see styles	chiai ちあい	血合 Custom Scroll meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine
角煮 see styles	kakuni かくに	角煮 Custom Scroll {food} stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
赤身 see styles	chì shēn chi4 shen1 ch`ih shen chih shen akami あかみ	赤身 Custom Scroll naked (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (See 白身・2) red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (See 白太) heartwood
酒盗 see styles	shutou / shuto しゅとう	酒盗 Custom Scroll {food} dish of pickled skipjack tuna entrails sometimes mixed with sake, honey, mirin and onions (specialty of Kochi Prefecture)
鉄火 see styles	tekka てっか	鉄火 Custom Scroll (1) red-hot iron; (2) swords and guns; (3) gunfire; (n,adj-no,adj-na) (4) (See 鉄火肌) termagancy; violent temper; (5) (abbreviation) (See 鉄火打ち) gambler; (6) (See 鉄火丼,鉄火巻き) red flesh of lean tuna; (personal name) Tekka
青肉 see styles	aoniku あおにく	青肉 Custom Scroll (1) green flesh (melon, etc.); (2) green meat (e.g. discolored tuna meat)
鮪魚鲔鱼 see styles	wěi yú wei3 yu2 wei yü	鮪魚 Custom Scroll (Tw) tuna
黄肌 see styles	kihada; kiwada; kihada; kiwada きはだ; きわだ; キハダ; キワダ	黄肌 Custom Scroll (kana only) yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
黒身 see styles	kuromi くろみ	黒身 Custom Scroll (See 血合い) meat of a fish (e.g. tuna) that is dark red with blood, usu. coming from the parts close to the spine
黒鮪 see styles	kuromaguro; kuromaguro くろまぐろ; クロマグロ	黒鮪 Custom Scroll (kana only) (See 本マグロ・ほんマグロ) Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)
カツオ see styles	katsuo カツオ	カツオ Custom Scroll (kana only) skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
キハダ see styles	kihada キハダ	キハダ Custom Scroll (kana only) yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares); (kana only) Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
キワダ see styles	kiwada キワダ	キワダ Custom Scroll (kana only) yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
ツナ缶 see styles	tsunakan ツナかん	ツナ缶 Custom Scroll tinned tuna; canned tuna
ヨコワ see styles	yokowa ヨコワ	ヨコワ Custom Scroll (ksb:) young Pacific bluefin tuna (young Thunnus orientalis)

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Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Tuna	鮪鲔	maguro	wěi / wei3 / wei
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.

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