JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 鮎: "freshwater trout, smelt"
The kanji 鮎 means "freshwater trout, smelt". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read デン, ネン in on'yomi and あゆ, なまず in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
デンネン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あゆなまず
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | freshwater trout, smelt |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2201 of 2,501 |
Common words with 鮎
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鮎ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
- 若鮎young sweetfish
- 稚鮎young sweetfish; young ayu
- 鮎釣りayu fishing
- 落ち鮎sweetfish going downstream to spawn (in autumn)
- 鮎漁fishing for ayu
- 鮎貝駅station : Ayukai Station
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