This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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ふな、フナ
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
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寒鮒

かんぶな
crucian carp caught in midwinter
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煮頃鮒

似五郎鮒
にごろぶな、ニゴロブナ
Carassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish)
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鮒侍

ふなざむらい
cowardly, good-for-nothing samurai from the countryside
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轍鮒の急

てっぷのきゅう
imminent danger; impending hardship
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轍鮒

てっぷ
imminent danger; like a carp stuck in a puddle on the road
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朝鮮鮒

ちょうせんぶな、チョウセンブナ
roundtail paradisefish (Macropodus ocellatus)
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金鮒

きんぶな、キンブナ
Carassius buergeri
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源五郎鮒

げんごろうぶな、ゲンゴロウブナ
Japanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri); white crucian carp
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銀鮒

ぎんぶな、ギンブナ
Carassius langsdorfii