鰊 — kanji meaning “herring”
鰊
herring
- Meanings
- herring
- On'yomi
- レン (ren)
- Kun'yomi
- にしん
- Strokes
- 20
- Classical radical
- 195
- Chinese reading
- liàn
Words with 鰊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鰊曇り | にしんぐもり nishingumori | cloudy weather near Hokkaido during the herrings season (from the third to the sixth lunar month) |
| 鰊粕 | にしんかす nishinkasu | dried and pressed boiled herring (used as fertilizer) |
| 鰊蕎麦 | にしんそば nishinsoba | soba in hot broth, topped with a salty-sweet dried herring |
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