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    3. 鰊

    鰊

    鰊にしん

    herring

    NTFood & DiningAnimalsKanji20 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    にしん

    On'yomi

    レン

    herring

    魚柬

    魚
    田
    灬
    火
    木
    口

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    鯵鮎鰯鯨鰻鯉魚鰍爛鶫

    Concepts using this kanji

    鰊蕎麦

    soba in hot broth, topped with a salty-sweet dried herring

    鰊粕

    dried and pressed boiled herring (used as fertilizer)

    鰊曇り

    cloudy weather near Hokkaido during the herrings season (from the third to the sixth lunar month)

    鰊

    Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)

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