| Word form | sakana |
| Original script | 魚 |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Word meaning | Originally “food eaten with wine”, the old term for “fish” being uo (書記 720). Only in the 17th century does sakana take on the general meaning of “fish”. |
| Analyzability | semi-analyzable |
| Gloss | sake-na wine-food |
| Age | Old Japanese [21] (710–794) |
| Lexical stratum | wago |
| Year | 717 |
| Register | General |