Word Meaning

あい ai

鮎 is read as あい (ai) and means salmon.

Meaning

English

  1. salmon
  2. sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis)
  3. ayu

Reading

Kana

あい

Romaji

ai

Writing Variants

  • あゆ ayu
  • 香魚 あゆ ayu
  • 香魚 こうぎょ kougyo
  • 年魚 あゆ ayu
  • 年魚 ねんぎょ nengyo

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

3

The ayu season has opened.

It's delicious sweetfish season.

Fishing often starts to go with the start of the Ayu season.