えら
鰓
こ
呼
きゅう
吸

noun

  1. branchial respiration (breathing using gills).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
えら
鰓
こ
呼
きゅう
吸
 鰓呼吸 えらこきゅう
　
え
　
ら
こ
呼
きゅう
吸
 えら呼吸 えらこきゅう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

gills, gill slits
サイ　シ　えら (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
think
おも.う　シ　おぼ.す (2nd, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
call, call out to, invite
よ.ぶ　コ　よぶ (6th, N3)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
question mark, ?
コ　オ　か (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
suck, imbibe, inhale
キュウ　す.う (6th, N3)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
reach out, exert, exercise
およ.ぶ　キュウ　おい (7th, N1)
from, possessive particle, whereupon
ノ　の　すなわ.ち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)