Word Meaning 大鯰

だいなまず dainamazu

大鯰 is read as だいなまず (dainamazu) and means giant catfish (mythological being thought to cause earthquakes).

Meaning

English

giant catfish (mythological being thought to cause earthquakes)

Reading

Kana

だいなまず

Romaji

dainamazu

Writing Variants

大ナマズ だいなまず dainamazu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 141803 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

ヨーロッパ大鯰

よーろっぱおおなまず

Wels catfish (Silurus glanis)

琵琶湖大鯰

びわこおおなまず

Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)

大根

だいこ

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)

大勢

おおぜい

in great numbers

大切

たいせち

careful

大人

おとな

adult

大丈夫

だいじょぶ

great man

大分

だいぶ

considerably

大豆

だいず

soya bean (Glycine max)

大金

おおがね

large amount of money

大雪

おおゆき

"major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)

大刀

たち

straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)