Kanji
鯰
kanji character
fresh-water catfish
(kokuji)
鯰 kanji-鯰 fresh-water catfish, (kokuji)
鯰
Meaning
fresh-water catfish and (kokuji)
Readings
Kun'yomi
- なまず catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus)
- なまず ひげ drooping moustache
- なまず ごう earthquake simulator
On'yomi
- ねん
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Common Words
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鯰 catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus), earthquake -
鯰 髭 drooping moustache -
鯰 号 earthquake simulator -
鯰 絵 woodblock print depicting a giant catfish (popular in Edo after the 1855 earthquake) -
痺 鯰 electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus) -
逆 鯰 upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris) -
大 鯰 giant catfish (mythological being thought to cause earthquakes) -
痺 れ鯰 electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus) -
逆 さ鯰 upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris) -
瓢 箪 鯰 (person) slippery as an eel -
電 気 鯰 electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus) - ヨーロッパ
大 鯰 Wels catfish (Silurus glanis) -
琵 琶 湖 大 鯰 Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)