鯎
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Translingual
Han character
鯎 (Kangxi radical 195, 魚+7, 18 strokes, cangjie input 弓火戈竹尸 (NFIHS), composition ⿰魚成)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1471, character 28
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46200
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 7, page 4686, character 3
- Unihan data for U+9BCE
Japanese
Kanji
鯎
Readings
- Kun: うぐい (ugui, 鯎)←うぐひ (ugufi, 鯎, historical)
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
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| 鯎 |
| うぐい Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 石斑魚 |
Possibly originally a compound of 鵜 (u, “cormorant”) + 食い (kui, “eating, gobbling”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- Japanese dace, also known as the big-scaled redfin (Pseudaspius hakonensis, syn. Tribolodon hakonensis; an edible fish in family Cyprinidae
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ウグイ (ugui).