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, 鰯の頭も信心から, 鰯雲, 鰯鯨.

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鰯

Meaning

Kanji 鰯

(kokuji)

(kokuji), sardine

Stroke Order

Readings

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

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

Related vocabulary

22 common entries

Showing 22 of 24 entries that include this kanji.

鰯

いわし

pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus)

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

鰯雲

いわしぐも

cirrocumulus cloud

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)

干鰯

ほしか

fertilizer made from dried sardines

関取鰮

せきとりいわし

Rouleina watasei (type of slickhead fish)

糸引鰯

いとひきいわし

attenuated spider fish (Bathypterois atricolor)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

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.