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魚群

ぎょぐん

N1school of fish · shoal

Examples

船の上から海面近くを泳ぐ魚群が見えた。

探査装置が沖合の大きな魚群を捉えた。

Included kanji

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 魚群, read ぎょぐん, is a school or shoal of fish moving as a group.
  • Basic usage: 魚群が見えた refers to a visible school; 魚群を捉えた refers to a large shoal detected by equipment.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Visible school and detected shoal
    • The first context is direct observation and the second survey detection; groups many fish as one formation.

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