鮗
gizzard shad, (kokuji)
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Readings
On'yomi
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Kun'yomi
- このしろ
Meaning
鮗 is a Japanese kokuji that names a specific fish, the gizzard shad. Its meaning is narrow and concrete, with no abstract extensions.
Most common words using 鮗
- 鮗このしろ
konoshiro gizzard shad (Konosirus punctatus)
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Etymology
鮗 is a kokuji created in Japan by combining the fish radical 魚 with the phonetic component 冬 (ふゆ, winter), likely because the gizzard shad is associated with winter fishing.
Meaning mnemonic
The fish radical 魚 plus winter 冬 suggests a fish caught in winter: the gizzard shad.
Reading mnemonic
For このしろ, imagine a winter fish that you know is white: この (this) しろ (white) fish is the gizzard shad. The phrase 'kono shiro' cues このしろ.