Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2201 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: freshwater trout, smelt

Kunyomi: あゆ なまず

Onyomi: デン ネン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: fish

Examples

Onyomi Examples

アユ sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis), ayu, salmon

Kunyomi Examples

あゆ sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis), ayu, salmon

掛け あゆかけ fourspine sculpin (Cottus kazika)

琉球 りゅうきゅうあゆ Ryukyu sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis)

わかあゆ young sweetfish