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Kentei exam level Pre-1

mackerel

Kun'yomi
  • mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus) ②server (in an online game)
On'yomi
  • セイ
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さば 100.0%

Character Breakdown

mackerel
さば セイ ショウ (Kentei Pre-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
blue, green
あお セイ お (1st, N4)
life (生) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

Common Words

soused (vinegared) mackerel
forward force down
dried, smoked mackerel
chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus)
cirrocumulus cloud
mackerel tabby (cat)
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References

Unicode hex code 9BD6
JIS X 0208 1-27-10
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5301
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6883
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2820
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2835
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2830
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46210X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a8.6
Four corner code 2532.7