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Kanji Detail for 鱷 - "crocodile"

  • Meaning

    鱷 means "crocodile."

    1. Crocodile - A reptile of the order Crocodilia with powerful jaws and sharp teeth.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    crocodile; alligator

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    crocodile, alligator

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) alligator; crocodile

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    alligator

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A ferocious reptile. Shaped like a lizard. Large mouth with sharp teeth. Tough skin. Hard and strong scales. Four feet. Often lurks by the water's edge to seize animals. Tang's Han Yu wrote "Essay on Expelling Crocodiles." Named as fish but actually not a fish.
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