鰹 — kanji meaning “bonito”
鰹
bonito
- Meanings
- bonito
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- かつお
- Strokes
- 23
- Classical radical
- 195
- Chinese reading
- jiān — Chinese character page
Words with 鰹
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鰹節 | かつおぶし katsuobushi | katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito |
| 初鰹 | はつがつお hatsugatsuo | the first bonito of the season |
| 真魚鰹 | まながつお managatsuo | butterfish (any fish of family Stromateidae, esp. species Pampus punctatissimus); harvestfish; rudderfish |
| 鰹木 | かつおぎ katsuogi | log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole |
| 花鰹 | はながつお hanagatsuo | dried bonito shavings |
| 鰹節虫 | かつおぶしむし katsuobushimushi | dermestid beetle |
| 猫に鰹節 | ねこにかつおぶし nekonikatsuobushi | temptation one can't resist; setting a wolf to mind the sheep; trusting a cat with milk |
| 歯鰹 | はがつお hagatsuo | striped bonito (Sarda orientalis); Mexican bonito |
| 鰹鳥 | かつおどり katsuodori | booby (esp. the brown booby, Sula leucogaster); gannet |
| 宗太鰹 | そうだがつお soudagatsuo | frigate tuna (Auxis spp.) |
| 縞鰹 | しまがつお shimagatsuo | Pacific pomfret (Brama japonica) |
| 秋鰹 | あきがつお akigatsuo | bonito caught in autumn |
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