Word Meaning 鰻重

うなじゅう unajuu

鰻重 is read as うなじゅう (unajuu) and means broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box.

Meaning

English

  1. broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box
  2. broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box

Reading

Kana

うなじゅう

Romaji

unajuu

Writing Variants

  • うな重 うなじゅう unajuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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うなぎ

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

厳重

げんじょう

strict

二重

ふたえ

diplo-

九重

くじゅう

ninefold

貴重

きちょう

precious

慎重

しんちょう

careful

体重

たいじゅう

(body) weight

尊重

そんちょう

respect

加重

かじゅう

weighting (in averaging)

偏重

へんじゅう

attaching too much importance to

五重

いつえ

five-storied

軽重

けいじゅう

(relative) importance