What does kanji 鯵 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鯵 is horse mackerel.

How is kanji 鯵 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鯵 are あじ; the onyomi readings are ソウ.

What words use kanji 鯵?

Example words that use kanji 鯵 include 鯵のひらき, 鯵フライ, 開き鯵, 銀鯵.

Pre-Level 1

鯵

Meaning

Kanji 鯵

horse mackerel

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: あじ
Onyomi 音読み: ソウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 鰺 (Formal) , 鲹 (Itaiji)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 19
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 参 • 惨 • 渗 • 掺 • 骖 • 㟥 • 㡎

Related vocabulary

Showing 12 common entries

Showing 12 of 13 entries that include this kanji.

鯵のひらき

あじのひらき

horse mackerel, cut open and dried

鯵フライ

あじフライ

deep-fried horse mackerel

開き鯵

ひらきあじ

split and dried saurel

銀鯵

しろがねあじ

lookdown (Selene vomer)

銀亀鯵

ぎんがめあじ

bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)

黒平鯵

くろひらあじ

blue trevally (Carangoides ferdau)

刺青蒟蒻鯵

いれずみこんにゃくあじ

ragfish (Icosteus aenigmaticus)

室鯵

むろあじ

brownstriped mackerel scad (Decapterus muroadsi)

秋鯵

あきあじ

horse mackerel caught in autumn

真鯵

まあじ

Japanese jack mackerel

島鯵

しまあじ

striped jack (Pseudocaranx dentex)

浪人鯵

ろうにんあじ

giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

鯵は塩焼きにするとおいしい。

Horse mackerel is delicious when grilled with salt.

今夜は新鮮な鯵を刺身で食べた。

Tonight I ate fresh horse mackerel as sashimi.

市場で大きな鯵を二匹買った。

I bought two large horse mackerel at the market.

この店の鯵フライは人気がある。

The fried horse mackerel at this restaurant is popular.

朝早く港に鯵を買いに行った。

I went to the harbor early in the morning to buy horse mackerel.