鰓 — kanji meaning “gills”
鰓
gills, gill slits
- Meanings
- gills, gill slits
- On'yomi
- サイ (sai)、シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- えら
- Strokes
- 20
- Classical radical
- 195
- Chinese reading
- sāi, xǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 鰓
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弁鰓類 | べんさいるい bensairui | lamellibranches (i.e. bivalves) |
| 鰓蓋 | えらぶた erabuta | gill cover; operculum |
| 鰓孔 | えらあな eraana | gill slit |
| 鰓裂 | さいれつ sairetsu | gill slit |
| 腸鰓類 | ちょうさいるい chousairui | enteropneusts (hemichordates of class Enteropneusta) |
| 翼鰓類 | よくさいるい yokusairui | pterobranchs (hemichordates of class Pterobranchia) |
| 海鰓 | うみえら umiera | sea pen (any coelenterate of the family Pennatulidae or related families); sea feather |
| 板鰓類 | ばんさいるい bansairui | elasmobranchs |
| 鰓弓 | さいきゅう saikyuu | branchial arch; gill arch |
| 鰓弁 | さいべん saiben | gill lamella; branchial lamella; gill filament |
| 前鰓類 | ぜんさいるい zensairui | prosobranchs |
| 後鰓類 | こうさいるい kousairui | opisthobranchs |
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