鮒
carp
Readings
On'yomi
- ホ
- フ
- ブ
Kun'yomi
- ふな
Meaning
鮒 centers on a specific freshwater fish: the crucian carp. It is a narrow, concrete term for that fish rather than a broad concept.
Most common words using 鮒
- 鮒ふな
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
- 箆鮒へらぶな
(artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
- 寒鮒かんぶな
crucian carp caught in midwinter
- 朝鮮鮒ちょうせんぶな
roundtail paradisefish (Macropodus ocellatus)
- 源五郎鮒げんごろうぶな
Japanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri); white crucian carp
- 煮頃鮒にごろぶな
Carassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish)
- 轍鮒てっぷ
person or thing in imminent danger; fish on the chopping board
- 轍鮒の急てっぷのきゅう
imminent danger; impending hardship
- 金鮒きんぶな
Carassius buergeri
- 銀鮒ぎんぶな
Carassius langsdorfii
- 鮒侍ふなざむらい
cowardly, good-for-nothing samurai from the countryside
- 鮒寿司ふなずし
funazushi; old-style fermented crucian carp sushi
Study
Etymology
鮒 combines 魚 (fish) with 付, which likely contributes the sound. The character was created to name a specific fish.
Meaning mnemonic
The fish radical 魚 on the left tells you it's a fish. The right side 付 looks like a person attaching a line: imagine a crucian carp being attached to a fishing line.
Reading mnemonic
For ホ, picture a carp leaping out of the water and making a loud 'ho!' sound as it splashes back. The 'ho!' cues ホ while the fish is the crucian carp.