also: じゃこ · ざっこ
noun
Refers to small, often mixed, fish of little value, typically used as bait or in cheap dishes.
釣り餌に雑魚を使う。
Use small fish as fishing bait.
市場で雑魚を安く買った。
I bought cheap small fish at the market.
noun
nobody; unimportant person; small fry
Derogatory term for a person of low status or ability; often used in hierarchical contexts like companies or games.
彼は会社ではまだ雑魚扱いだ。
He's still treated as a nobody in the company.
そんな雑魚に用はない。
I have no business with a small fry like that.
noun
noob; weak player
Internet slang for an inexperienced or unskilled player in online games; often used dismissively.
あのチームは雑魚ばかりで勝てない。
That team is full of noobs and can't win.
雑魚相手に負けるなんてありえない。
It's unthinkable to lose to weak players.
noun
small penis; short dick
Vulgar derogatory term for a small penis; used as an insult.
あいつは雑魚だって陰で言われてる。
They say behind his back that he has a small dick.
Alternate reading; less common and may be confused with 雑魚 (じゃこ) meaning small fish used in cooking.
Katakana spelling common in informal writing, especially for the derogatory and slang senses.
Obsolete kana variant; not used in modern Japanese.
Search-only kanji form; not used in modern writing.
Compound of 雑 (miscellaneous, mixed) and 魚 (fish). The derogatory figurative senses developed from the idea of small, worthless fish.