うな

noun, used as a prefix, noun

eel (abbreviation)

Abbreviation of うなぎ, used mainly as a prefix in dish names (e.g., うな重, うな丼) or in compounds. Rarely used as a standalone noun.

See also: うなぎ · 鰻巻き (うまき)

• 今こん夜やはうな重じゅうを食たべたい。

  I want to eat unajū (eel over rice in a lacquered box) tonight.

• 「うな」は「うなぎ」の略りゃくで、料りょう理り名めいによく使つかわれる。

  うな is an abbreviation of うなぎ and is often used in dish names.