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Kotomora

鱣

sturgeon

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Readings

On'yomi

  • タン
  • セン
  • テン

Kun'yomi

  • こい

Meaning

鱣 refers specifically to a sturgeon, a large fish. The meaning is narrow and concrete, with no abstract extensions.

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Etymology

鱣 combines 魚 (fish) with 亶, which likely contributes the sound. The character was created to name the sturgeon specifically.

Meaning mnemonic

The fish radical 魚 on the left tells you it's a fish, and the right side 亶 looks like a complex, armored body — picture a sturgeon with its bony plates.

Reading mnemonic

For タン, imagine a sturgeon getting a tan while sunbathing on a riverbank: tan -> タン, and the fish is a sturgeon.