鲣 (jiān) — bonito (a type of fish, often used in Japanese cuisine)

Definition

Examples

• 这种鲣鱼可以用来做刺身。
  Zhè zhǒng jiān yú kě yǐ yòng lái zuò cì shēn.
  This kind of bonito can be used to make sashimi.
• 日本料理中常用鲣鱼干做汤底。
  Rì běn liào lǐ zhōng cháng yòng jiān yú gān zuò tāng dǐ.
  In Japanese cuisine, dried bonito is often used as soup stock.
• 渔民今天捕到了很多鲣鱼。
  Yú mín jīn tiān bǔ dào le hěn duō jiān yú.
  The fishermen caught a lot of bonito today.