Kanji Detail for 鰯 - "sardine"

鰯

Jinmeiyō Kanji
Kokuji

Meaning

鰯 means "sardine."
1. Sardine - A small marine fish.
2. Herring - Fish of the herring family.
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- Verified meaning: sardine
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read いわし)
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Name readings of 鰯

Surnames 鰯(いわし)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

sardine; (kokuji)

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

a sardine
Onyomi

none
Kunyomi

iwashi(いわし)
Strokes

21 strokes
Radical

魚 (uo・uohen・sakanahen)
Related Keywords

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