鯰 — kanji meaning “fresh-water catfish”
鯰
fresh-water catfish, (kokuji)
- Meanings
- fresh-water catfish, (kokuji)
- On'yomi
- ネン (nen)
- Kun'yomi
- なまず
- Strokes
- 19
- Classical radical
- 195
- Chinese reading
- nián, niǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 鯰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瓢箪鯰 | ひょうたんなまず hyoutannamazu | (person) slippery as an eel |
| 電気鯰 | でんきなまず denkinamazu | electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus) |
| 痺鯰 | しびれなまず shibirenamazu | electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus) |
| 逆さ鯰 | さかさなまず sakasanamazu | upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris) |
| 鯰絵 | なまずえ namazue | woodblock print depicting a giant catfish (popular in Edo after the 1855 earthquake) |
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