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 143394 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)

大勢

おおぜい

in great numbers

大切

たいせつ

careful

大丈夫

だいじょうぶ

great man

大分

だいぶ

considerably

大金

たいきん

large amount of money

大根

だいこん

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

大雪

おおゆき

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

大文字

おおもじ

huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year

大船

おおぶね

large boat

大げさ

おおげさ

exaggerated