鰐 — kanji meaning “alligator”
鰐
alligator, crocodile
- Meanings
- alligator, crocodile
- On'yomi
- ガク (gaku)
- Kun'yomi
- わに
- Strokes
- 20
- Classical radical
- 195
- Chinese reading
- è
Words with 鰐
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鰐口 | わにぐち waniguchi | wide mouth |
| 内鰐 | うちわに uchiwani | knock-kneed; pigeon-toed |
| 鰐鮫 | わにざめ wanizame | ferocious shark |
| 鰐皮 | わにがわ wanigawa | crocodile or alligator skin (hide) |
| 外鰐 | そとわに sotowani | walking with feet pointing outward |
| ナイル鰐 | ナイルわに nairuwani | Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) |
| 揚子江鰐 | ようすこうわに yousukouwani | Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) |
| 鰐亀 | わにがめ wanigame | alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii) |
| 待兼鰐 | まちかねわに machikanewani | Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis (Japanese fossil species of crocodilian) |
| 鰐鱛 | わにえそ wanieso | wanieso lizardfish (Saurida wanieso) |
| 沼鰐 | ぬまわに numawani | mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris); marsh crocodile; Indian crocodile |
| 鰐梨 | わになし waninashi | avocado (Persea americana); alligator pear |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.