鰭
fin
Readings
On'yomi
- キ
- ギ
Kun'yomi
- ひれ
Meaning
鰭 centers on the fin of a fish or other aquatic animal.
Most common words using 鰭
20 of 26- 鰭ひれ
fin (e.g. of a fish)
- 尾鰭おびれ
caudal fin; tail fin
- 背鰭せびれ
dorsal fin
- 小鰭こはだ
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
- アメリカ鰭足鷸アメリカひれあししぎ
Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
- 小鰭巨頭こびれごんどう
short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhyncus)
- 担鰭骨たんきこつ
bones supporting the fins of a fish
- 条鰭綱じょうきこう
Actinopterygii (class of the ray-finned fishes)
- 灰色鰭足鷸はいいろひれあししぎ
red phalarope; grey phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
- 特鰭とくびれ
sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
- 獅子に鰭ししにひれ
making something strong even stronger; (giving) fins to a lion
- 肉鰭綱にくきこう
Sarcopterygii (class comprising the lobe-finned fishes)
- 肉鰭類にくきるい
sarcopterygians (fishes of subclass Sarcopterygii)
- 胸鰭むなびれ
pectoral fin
- 脂鰭あぶらびれ
adipose fin
- 腹鰭はらびれ
pelvic fin; ventral fin
- 臀鰭しりびれ
anal fin
- 赤襟鰭足鷸あかえりひれあししぎ
red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
- 赤鰭あかひれ
white cloud mountain minnow (Tanichthys albonubes); Canton danio
- 鰭条きじょう
fin ray
Study
Etymology
鰭 combines 魚 (fish) with 耆, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to an older idea of a projecting part. The exact historical development of 耆 in this character is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is a fish 魚, and the right side 耆 looks like an old man with a long beard. Picture an old fish with a prominent, flowing fin like a beard.
Reading mnemonic
For キ, imagine a fish with a fin shaped like a key: key -> キ, and the key-fin unlocks the fish's swimming power.