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鰓 (えら) — gills | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji
鰓

鰓

鰓えら

gills

Kanji Animals20 strokes

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Kun'yomi

えら

On'yomi

サイシ

gillsgill slits

ANIMATION

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Concepts using this kanji

prosobranchs

opisthobranchs

sea pen (any coelenterate of the family Pennatulidae or related families)

lamellibranches (i.e. bivalves)

Heterobranchia

elasmobranchs

gill lamella

gill plate

pterobranchs (hemichordates of class Pterobranchia)

gill slit

nudibranchs

enteropneusts (hemichordates of class Enteropneusta)

branchial arch

gill slit

ctenidium

gill cover

gills

gill sac

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