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Kotomora

鱅

kind of tench

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ショウ
  • ジュ
  • ユ
  • ヨウ

Kun'yomi

  • このしろ

Meaning

鱅 refers to a kind of tench, a freshwater fish. The meaning is a specific fish name with no broader conceptual center.

Study

Etymology

鱅 combines 魚 (fish) with 庸, which likely contributes the sound. The character was created to name a specific fish, the tench.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is 魚 (fish), and the right side 庸 looks like a sturdy container. Imagine a tench, a kind of fish, being kept in a special tank shaped like 庸.

Reading mnemonic

For ショウ, picture a show where a tench fish jumps through a hoop: show -> ショウ, and the fish is the star of the performance.