Vocabulary

What does 金魚 (きんぎょ, kingyo) mean?

金魚 (きんぎょ, kingyo) means goldfish.

Quick facts
Readingきんぎょ
Romajikingyo
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
きんぎょ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkingyo

goldfish

  1. 1noun goldfish (Carassius auratus)

Example sentences

  • I keep goldfish in a tank.

  • I played goldfish scooping at the festival.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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