鮎
鮎 — Freshwater trout
freshwater trout, smelt
On’yomiデン (den)
On’yomiネン (nen)
Kun’yomiあゆ (ayu)
Kun’yomiなまず (namazu)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 鮎
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鮎 | あゆ ayu | ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish |
Study notes
鮎 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2201 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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