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鯰 (なまず) — fresh-water catfish | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji
鯰

鯰

鯰なまず

fresh-water catfish

Kanji Food & Dining Animals19 strokes

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Kun'yomi

なまず

On'yomi

ネン

fresh-water catfish(kokuji)

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Concepts using this kanji

electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus)

ヨーロッパ大鯰

Wels catfish (Silurus glanis)

upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris)

woodblock print depicting a giant catfish (popular in Edo after the 1855 earthquake)

琵琶湖大鯰

Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)

electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus)

(person) slippery as an eel

catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus)

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