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Kentei exam level 1

bullhead, rockfish, razor clam, flathead, (kokuji)

Kun'yomi
  • めばる
  • まて
  • こち
  • fish of the genus Rhinogobius ②dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus) ③common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia) ④Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

bullhead, rockfish, razor clam
めばる まて こち (Kentei 1)
fish
さかな ギョ うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
rest, day off, retire
やす.む キュウ (1st, N5)
human radical (no. 9)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

technique for catching gobies using a straw mat or basket
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References

Unicode hex code 9BB4
JIS X 0208 1-82-32
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6856
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a6.2
Four corner code 2439.0