鰯

21 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

sardine, (kokuji)

Kun'yomi
  • いわし
    		pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus)

Main Radical

魚(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

sardine, (kokuji)
いわし (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
weak, frail
よわ.い　ジャク (2nd, N2)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)

Common Words

いわし
鰯
ぐも
雲
cirrocumulus cloud
たたみ
畳
いわし
鰯
sheet of dried sardines
あか
赤
いわし
鰯
pickled sardines ②rusty and blunt sword
たい
鯛
　
の
お
尾
　
よ
　
り
いわし
鰯
　
の
かしら
頭
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
いわし
鰯
ゆ
油
pilchard oil
いわし
鰯
ぶし
節
dried, smoked pilchard
いわし
鰯
かす
滓
fish cake (made from sardines, used as a fertilizer)
いわし
鰯
さん
酸
clupanodonic acid
いわし
鰯
　
の
あたま
頭
　
も
しん
信
じん
心
　
か
　
ら
faith is mysterious
ひいらぎ
柊
いわし
鰯
sardine and holly charm
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References

Unicode hex code 9C2F
JIS X 0208 1-16-83
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5318
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6904
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2367
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1665
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2813
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2828
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46413X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a10.3
Four corner code 2732.7