Word Meaning

かいらぎ kairagi

鰄 is read as かいらぎ (kairagi) and means fish skin with a granular texture, esp. shark and stingray.

Meaning

English

  1. fish skin with a granular texture, esp. shark and stingray
  2. rough ceramic glaze (like sharkskin)
  3. rough enamel

Reading

Kana

かいらぎ

Romaji

kairagi

Writing Variants

  • 梅花皮 かいらぎ kairagi

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 161830 Priority Z

Example Sentences

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かいらぎはふるいぶんけんにだけみられるぎょめいだ。

It is a fish name found only in old texts.

このじしょではかいらぎをさかなのいっしゅとしている。

This dictionary lists it as a type of fish.

かいらぎというじはにちじょうではまずみかけない。

That character is hardly ever seen in daily life.

せんせいはかいらぎをめずらしいさかなのなだとせつめいした。

The teacher explained that it is a rare fish name.

かいらぎのいみはしりょうによってすこしちがう。

Its meaning differs slightly depending on the source.