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鮪 [ichi1]
【マグロ (nokanji) [spec1] ；まぐろ [ichi1] 】

[n] [uk]
▶ tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin)

[n] [sl,vulg,uk]
▶ dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex)
▶ starfish

Cross references:
	⇐ see: 2077090 マグロ女【まぐろおんな】 1. dead fish (woman who is unresponsive during sex); starfish

[n] [sl,uk]
▶ body of a person struck by a train

[n] [sl,uk]
▶ person unconscious due to alcohol

History:

21.	A 2026-01-28 10:36:33 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
20.	A* 2026-01-28 02:09:55 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	まぐろ 1,547,757 マグロ 2,123,547
	Comments:	Splitting out しび into a separate entry. I think "body" is better than "corpse".
	Diff:	@@ -8,0 +9,5 @@ +<reb>マグロ</reb> +<re_nokanji/> +<re_pri>spec1</re_pri> +</r_ele> +<r_ele> @@ -11,7 +15,0 @@ -</r_ele> -<r_ele> -<reb>しび</reb> -</r_ele> -<r_ele> -<reb>マグロ</reb> -<re_nokanji/> @@ -22,3 +20 @@ -<s_inf>usu. Pacific bluefin</s_inf> -<gloss>tuna (Thunnus spp.)</gloss> -<gloss>tunny</gloss> +<gloss>tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin)</gloss> @@ -27,2 +22,0 @@ -<stagr>まぐろ</stagr> -<stagr>マグロ</stagr> @@ -33 +27 @@ -<gloss>dead lay</gloss> +<gloss>dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex)</gloss> @@ -35 +28,0 @@ -<gloss g_type="expl">person who is inactive during sexual intercourse</gloss> @@ -38,2 +30,0 @@ -<stagr>まぐろ</stagr> -<stagr>マグロ</stagr> @@ -43 +34 @@ -<gloss>someone unconscious due to alcohol</gloss> +<gloss>body of a person struck by a train</gloss> @@ -46,2 +36,0 @@ -<stagr>まぐろ</stagr> -<stagr>マグロ</stagr> @@ -51 +40 @@ -<gloss>corpse of a person struck by a train</gloss> +<gloss>person unconscious due to alcohol</gloss>
19.	A 2026-01-28 00:05:29 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
18.	A* 2026-01-16 08:57:43
	Refs:	nikk https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/マグロ_(鉄道事故) http://zokugo-dict.com/31ma/maguro.htm https://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/まぐろ https://tap-biz.jp/lifestyle/word-meaning/1032671?page=2#num_1032671_5 https://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~wonoko/raiway/keyword/keyword-MA.htm
	Diff:	@@ -42 +41,0 @@ -<misc>&vulg;</misc> @@ -44,0 +44,8 @@ +</sense> +<sense> +<stagr>まぐろ</stagr> +<stagr>マグロ</stagr> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<misc>&sl;</misc> +<misc>&uk;</misc> +<gloss>corpse of a person struck by a train</gloss>
17.	A 2025-07-02 19:56:49 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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16.	A* 2025-06-30 21:35:18 Sean McBroom <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	OK. It's also probably not necessary to mention it's edible. None of the other fish entries do that.
	Diff:	@@ -22,2 +22,2 @@ -<s_inf>usu. Pacific bluefin sushi</s_inf> -<gloss>tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.)</gloss> +<s_inf>usu. Pacific bluefin</s_inf> +<gloss>tuna (Thunnus spp.)</gloss>
15.	A* 2025-06-30 05:47:21 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
14.	A 2025-06-30 05:47:08 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	One sense is OK, but I'm not sure we need to mention sushi. I'll approve and reopen.
	Diff:	@@ -22 +22 @@ -<s_inf>usu. Pacific bluefin as sushi</s_inf> +<s_inf>usu. Pacific bluefin sushi</s_inf>
13.	A* 2025-06-30 04:30:12 Sean McBroom <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	I think sense 2 can be a note on sense 1 as マグロ refers to all types of tuna (bluefin, yellowfin, bigeye). Also, I'm decently sure Atlantic tuna is common in Japan but I have no real reference. I'll also propose and edit to move the マグロ女 ref to sense 2.
	Diff:	@@ -21,0 +22 @@ +<s_inf>usu. Pacific bluefin as sushi</s_inf> @@ -24,5 +24,0 @@ -</sense> -<sense> -<pos>&n;</pos> -<misc>&uk;</misc> -<gloss>Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)</gloss>
12.	A 2021-12-30 20:31:22 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	OK
	Diff:	@@ -39,0 +40,9 @@ +</sense> +<sense> +<stagr>まぐろ</stagr> +<stagr>マグロ</stagr> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<misc>&sl;</misc> +<misc>&vulg;</misc> +<misc>&uk;</misc> +<gloss>someone unconscious due to alcohol</gloss>
11.	A* 2021-12-30 15:36:41
	Refs:	https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q13494123 市場に並んだ冷凍マグロみたいに、ころがったまま、自分からは何もせず、動かないこと。広辞苑: 船酔いして横になっている人。（漁師言葉） (closest hit in a real dictionary)
	Comments:	* ２，３人、酔いつぶれた者が、まぐろの死体となってるなか、彼女、ヴィシェスは、手すりによりかかり、夜風に当たっていた。 * 酔いつぶれマグロ状態の妹にイタズラしてたら * みんなマグロになってるしお開きにしようよ。 (line spoken at a hanami) I've seen this refer to people unconscious due to alcohol a few times
10.	A 2016-12-21 10:22:25 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Yech.
9.	A* 2016-12-21 10:13:31
	Comments:	somewhat common English term added, ref: urbandictionary
	Diff:	@@ -37,0 +38 @@ +<gloss>starfish</gloss>
8.	A 2013-02-13 04:00:36 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	restoring restriction--rather certain it doesn't apply to しび.
	Diff:	@@ -31,0 +31,2 @@ +<stagr>まぐろ</stagr> +<stagr>マグロ</stagr>
7.	A* 2013-02-13 03:58:09 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -31,1 +31,0 @@ -<stagr>まぐろ</stagr> @@ -33,2 +32,0 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="2077090">マグロ女</xref> -<xref type="see" seq="2077090">マグロ女</xref> @@ -36,1 +33,4 @@ -<gloss>dead lay (someone who is inactive during sexual intercourse)</gloss> +<misc>&vulg;</misc> +<misc>&uk;</misc> +<gloss>dead lay</gloss> +<gloss g_type="expl">person who is inactive during sexual intercourse</gloss>
6.	A 2011-06-21 23:03:25 Jean-Luc Leger <...address hidden...>
5.	A* 2011-06-21 11:31:02 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	See discussion on 1773380.
	Diff:	@@ -15,0 +15,4 @@ +<r_ele> +<reb>マグロ</reb> +<re_nokanji/> +</r_ele> @@ -17,0 +21,1 @@ +<misc>&uk;</misc> @@ -22,1 +27,2 @@ -<gloss>northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)</gloss> +<misc>&uk;</misc> +<gloss>Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)</gloss>
4.	A 2011-04-20 12:23:59 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3.	A* 2011-04-20 11:09:46 Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Link to synonym
	Diff:	@@ -27,0 +27,1 @@ +<xref type="see" seq="2077090">マグロ女</xref>
2.	A 2011-03-22 08:35:05 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	pretty sure edict can't take that kanji
1.	A* 2011-03-22 05:55:32 Scott
	Comments:	wiki also has 𩻩

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