noun
simmered fish; fish simmered in soy sauce
A common Japanese home-style dish where fish is gently simmered in a broth typically made of soy sauce, sugar, and sometimes sake or mirin. The term is widely understood and used in everyday cooking contexts.
今夜のおかずは煮魚にしよう。
Let's have simmered fish for dinner tonight.
母の作る煮魚は甘辛くて美味しい。
The simmered fish my mother makes is sweet-salty and delicious.
Compound of 煮 (ni, 'simmering') + 魚 (sakana, 'fish'). The reading にざかな is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings of the two kanji.