What does kanji 蜆 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蜆 is fresh-water clam.

How is kanji 蜆 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 蜆 are しじみ; the onyomi readings are ケン.

What words use kanji 蜆?

Example words that use kanji 蜆 include 蜆, 蜆汁, 寒蜆, 真蜆.

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蜆

Meaning

Kanji 蜆

fresh-water clam

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: しじみ
Onyomi 音読み: ケン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 13
Radical: -
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Kanji Kentei: Level 1
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Related vocabulary

Showing 7 common entries

Showing 7 of 10 entries that include this kanji.

蜆

しじみ

basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.)

蜆汁

しじみじる

soup with basket clams (usu. miso soup)

寒蜆

かんしじみ

Shijimi clam caught during winter

真蜆

ましじみ

Corbicula leana (species of basket clam)

瀬田蜆

せたしじみ

Corbicula sandai (species of basket clam)

大和蜆

やまとしじみ

Corbicula japonica (species of basket clam)

土負蜆

どぶしじみ

Sphaerium japonicum (species of fingernail clam)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

夕食に蜆のみそ汁が出た。

Miso soup with fresh-water clams was served at dinner.

川辺で蜆を採る人を見かけた。

I saw someone gathering fresh-water clams by the river.

この湖は蜆で有名だ。

This lake is famous for its fresh-water clams.

母は蜆の砂をていねいに抜いた。

My mother carefully removed the sand from the fresh-water clams.

朝市で新鮮な蜆を買った。

I bought fresh fresh-water clams at the morning market.

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