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Kanji Detail for 鮎 - "sweetfish"

鮎

  • Meaning

    鮎 means "sweetfish." Also associated with catfish.

    1. Sweetfish - A prized river fish (ayu).

    2. Catfish - A freshwater fish (alternative meaning).

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    • Verified meaning: sweetfish
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あゆ, あゆみ, でん, ねん)
    • Also carries these associations: catfish

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 鮎

    Given names 鮎(あゆ)Listen 鮎(あゆみ)Listen

    Surnames 鮎(でん)Listen 鮎(ねん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    freshwater trout; smelt

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sheatfish, Parasilurus asotus

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    sheatfish (Parasilurus asotus); oriental catfish; see also 鯰|鲶[nian2]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    den(デン) デン

    nen(ネン) ネン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ayu(あゆ) あゆ

    namazu(なまず) なまず

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    魚 (uo・uohen・sakanahen)

  • Related Keywords

    sweetfish catfish ayu freshwater river fish grilled salted season summer delicacy

Sentences including 鮎

  • The ayu season has opened.

  • It's delicious sweetfish season.

  • Fishing often starts to go with the start of the Ayu season.

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