焼き魚

Japanese

Kanji in this term
焼	魚
や Grade: 4	さかな > ざかな Grade: 2

Alternative spelling
燒き魚 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 焼き (yaki) +‎ 魚 (sakana, “fish”). The former portion is the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 焼(や)く (yaku, “burn, grill”). The sakana changes to zakana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

焼(や)き魚(ざかな) • (yakizakana) 

1. broiled fish, roasted or grilled fish

   焼(や)き魚(ざかな)定食(ていしょく)

   yakizakana teishoku

   a set meal including broiled fish

See also

• 焼(や)き鳥(とり) (yakitori, “grilled chicken”)
• 焼肉(やきにく) (yakiniku, “grilled meat; Korean barbecue”)