鰻 — kanji meaning “eel”
鰻
eel
- Meanings
- eel
- On'yomi
- マン (man)、バン (ban)
- Kun'yomi
- うなぎ
- Strokes
- 22
- Classical radical
- 195
- Chinese reading
- mán — Chinese character page
Words with 鰻
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 養鰻 | ようまん youman | eel farming; eel culture |
| 針鰻 | はりうなぎ hariunagi | elver (type of eel) |
| 八つ目鰻 | やつめうなぎ yatsumeunagi | lamprey; lamprey eel |
| 鰻屋 | うなぎや unagiya | eel restaurant |
| 鰻巻き | うまき umaki | omelette-wrapped eel; basted, roasted eel wrapped in a rolled omelette |
| 鰻筒 | うなぎづつ unagizutsu | eel trap |
| 日本鰻 | にほんうなぎ nihon'unagi | Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) |
| 海鰻 | うみうなぎ umiunagi | eel-like sea creature (i.e. saltwater eels, sea snakes, etc.) |
| 永良部鰻 | えらぶうなぎ erabuunagi | Erabu black-banded sea krait (Laticauda semifasciata) |
| 沼田鰻 | ぬたうなぎ nutaunagi | inshore hagfish (Eptatretus burgeri) |
| 盲鰻 | めくらうなぎ mekuraunagi | hagfish (esp. Myxine garmani) |
| 痺鰻 | しびれうなぎ shibireunagi | electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) |
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