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Kotomora

鱮

bream, minnow

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ショ
  • ヨ

Kun'yomi

  • たなご

Meaning

鱮 centers on small freshwater fish: specifically a bream or minnow. The two given meanings are closely related as types of small fish.

Most common words using 鱮

  • 大鱮おおたなご

    Acheilognathus macropterus (species of cyprinid)

  • 槍鱮やりたなご

    Tanakia lanceolata (species of cyprinid)

  • 海鱮うみたなご

    sea chub (Ditrema temminckii temminckii)

  • 薔薇鱮ばらたなご

    rosy bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus)

  • 銭鱮ぜにたなご

    Acheilognathus typus (species of bitterling-like cyprinid)

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Study

Etymology

鱮 combines the fish radical 魚 with 與, which likely contributes the sound. The character was created to name specific fish species.

Meaning mnemonic

The fish radical 魚 on the left tells you it's a fish. The right side 與 looks like a complicated net or trap, so imagine a small bream or minnow caught in a finely woven net.

Reading mnemonic

For ショ, picture a small fish being shown off by a proud angler: 'Show!' -> ショ, as they display the tiny bream.