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鮟

鮟 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 鮟鱇。深海魚の一つ。
  2. ナマズ。淡水魚の一つ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「魚」+音符「安」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

angler-fish

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • アン
Other languages
  • 拼音an4
  • 한글an
  • Hán-ViệtÁn

Basics

Strokes
17 strokes
Radical
魚(うお)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+9B9F

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰魚安

Words using this kanji

  • 鮟鱇あんこうアンコウ目アンコウ科に属している魚類の総称。旬は冬で主に鮟鱇鍋にして食べる。大きなものはまな板の上では切れないので、縄でつるし、つるし切りにする。goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae), monkfish, sea devil, curved gutter
  • 鮟鱇あんこアンコウ目アンコウ科に属している魚類の総称。旬は冬で主に鮟鱇鍋にして食べる。大きなものはまな板の上では切れないので、縄でつるし、つるし切りにする。potbellied sumo wrestler, wrestler with a big belly, goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae), monkfish
  • 鮟鱇鮫アンコウザメgrey sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon oligolinx)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-11-6
Four Corner
2334.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
11a6.4