What does kanji 鰩 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鰩 is the nautilus.

How is kanji 鰩 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鰩 are えい; the onyomi readings are ヨウ.

Example words that use kanji 鰩 include 飛魚.

鰩

Meaning

the nautilus

the nautilus, the ray

Stroke Order

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Unicode code: U+9C29

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とびうお

flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)

5 reference sentences

鰩は海底近くを静かに泳いでいた。

The ray was swimming quietly near the seabed.

水族館で大きな鰩を見て驚いた。

I was surprised to see a large ray at the aquarium.

鰩は平たい体をしている。

A ray has a flat body.

図鑑には鰩が海の生き物として載っていた。

In the guidebook, the ray was listed as a sea creature.

鰩という字は別の海の生き物を指すこともある。

This character can also refer to another sea creature.