鯰

19 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

fresh-water catfish, (kokuji)

Kun'yomi
  • なまず
    		catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus) ②earthquake
On'yomi
  • ネン

Main Radical

魚(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

なまず 100.0%

Character Breakdown

fresh-water catfish, (kokuji)
なまず　ネン (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
wish, sense, idea
ネン (4th, N3)
now
いま　コン　キン (2nd, N5)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
fu
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)

Common Words

ひょう
瓢
たん
箪
なまず
鯰
(person) slippery as an eel
なまず
鯰
え
絵
woodblock print depicting a giant catfish (popular in Edo after the 1855 earthquake)
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References

Unicode hex code 9BF0
JIS X 0208 1-82-48
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5300
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6879
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2829
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46285
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a8.8
Four corner code 2833.2