See also:
U+9C06, 鰆
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9C06

[U+9C05]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+9C07]

Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 195, 魚+9, 20 strokes, cangjie input 弓火手大日 (NFQKA), four-corner 25363, composition )

  1. Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 1474, character 19
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46317
  • Dae Jaweon: page 2006, character 13
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4699, character 16
  • Unihan data for U+9C06

Chinese

trad.
simp.

Pronunciation


Definitions

  1. Spanish mackerel, seerfish (of the tribe Scomberomorini)
    Synonyms: 馬鮫魚 / 马鲛鱼, 鮁魚 / 鲅鱼 (bàyú)

Japanese

Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. Japanese Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus niphonius

Readings

  • Go-on: しゅん (shun)
  • Kan-on: しゅん (shun)
  • Kun: さわら (sawara, )

Etymology

Kanji in this term
さわら
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Noun

(さわら) or (サワラ) • (sawara

  1. Japanese Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus niphonius

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).