What does kanji 鰯 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鰯 is (kokuji).

How is kanji 鰯 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鰯 are いわし.

What words use kanji 鰯?

Example words that use kanji 鰯 include 鰯の頭も信心から, 鰯鯨, 鰯酸, 鰯節.

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鰯

Meaning

Kanji 鰯

(kokuji)

(kokuji), sardine

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Kunyomi 訓読み: いわし
Onyomi 音読み: -
Nanori 名乗り: -

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Strokes: 21
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Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 鶸 • 弱 • 溺 • 嫋 • 搦 • 蒻 • 嵶

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Showing 20 of 24 entries that include this kanji.

鰯の頭も信心から

いわしのあたまもしんじんから

faith is mysterious

鰯鯨

いわしくじら

sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)

鰯酸

いわしさん

clupanodonic acid

鰯節

いわしぶし

dried, smoked pilchard

鰯油

いわしゆ

pilchard oil

鰯滓

いわしかす

fish cake (made from sardines, used as a fertilizer)

外鰯

そといわし

bonefish (Albula vulpes)

乾し鰯

ほしか

fertilizer made from dried sardines

糸引鰯

いとひきいわし

attenuated spider fish (Bathypterois atricolor)

潤目鰯

うるめいわし

round herring (Etrumeus teres)

畳鰯

たたみいわし

sheet of dried sardines

真鰯

まいわし

Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus)

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鰯は青魚の一種です。

Sardines are a type of oily fish.

今夜は鰯を焼いて食べます。

Tonight I will eat grilled sardines.

市場で新鮮な鰯を買った。

I bought fresh sardines at the market.

鰯の群れが海面近くを泳いでいた。

A school of sardines was swimming near the surface of the sea.

この店の鰯のフライは人気がある。

The fried sardines at this shop are popular.

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鰯水等 Iwashimizu Hitoshi

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