Meaning
鰊 centers on a specific fish: the herring. It is a narrow, concrete term without broad abstract extensions.
Most common words using 鰊
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
cloudy weather near Hokkaido during the herrings season (from the third to the sixth lunar month)
dried and pressed boiled herring (used as fertilizer)
soba in hot broth, topped with a salty-sweet dried herring
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Etymology
鰊 combines 魚 (fish) with 柬, which likely contributes the sound レン. The character was created to name the herring specifically.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 魚 means fish, and the right side 柬 looks like a bundle of fish tied together. Picture a bundle of herring caught in a net.
Reading mnemonic
For レン, imagine a herring leaping in a lens-shaped arc: lens -> レン, and the fish jumps like a herring.
