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Kanji Detail for 鼈 - "soft-shelled turtle, bracken"

  • Meaning

    鼈 means "soft-shelled turtle, bracken."

    1. Soft-shelled turtle - A reptile of the family Trionychidae.

    2. Bracken - Another name for fern shoots.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    snapping turtle; fresh-water turtle

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    a fresh-water turtle, Trionyx sinensis

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 鱉|鳖[bie1]

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

    A shellfish type. Colloquially called 甲魚 (shell fish). Found in fresh water. Brown back. White belly. Pointed mouth. Round shell on back. The soft edges form a fleshy skirt. Meat is very nutritious. Taste is also very delicious.
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