JLPT N1 · 19 strokes
Kanji 鯛: "sea bream, red snapper"
The kanji 鯛 means "sea bream, red snapper". It is written with 19 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チョウ in on'yomi and たい 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)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たい
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 | sea bream, red snapper |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 19 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2446 of 2,501 |
Common words with 鯛
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 武鯛Japanese parrotfish (Calotomus japonicus)
- 黒鯛black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
- 真鯛red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
- 腐っても鯛a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream
- 金目鯛splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
- 石鯛striped beakfish (Oplegnathus fasciatus)
- 血鯛crimson sea bream (Evynnis japonica)
- 甘鯛tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
- 海老で鯛を釣るto throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment
- 鯛めしrice with minced sea bream (tai)
- 桜鯛cherry anthias (Sacura margaritacea)
- 赤鯛red sea bream (i.e. the tai, Pagrus major) · fish given to a tournament winner as congratulations
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