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Kanji Detail for 鰩 - "flying fish, ray"
鰩
- Meaning
鰩 means "flying fish, ray."
Flying fish - A fish of the family Exocoetidae that glides above the water with spread pectoral fins.
Ray - A flat-bodied fish with large pectoral fins and gill openings on the underside.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
the nautilus; the ray
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
the nautilus; the ray
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
skate (cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae); ray (fish)
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
文鰩魚. Also found in the sea. Body is cylindrical. About a foot long. Pectoral fins are extremely developed. Some are larger than the body itself. When chased by dolphins, it can fly into the air. Hence also called 飛魚 (flying fish).
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