Kanji

2244 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: shark

Kunyomi: さめ みずち

Onyomi: コウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: fish

Examples

Kunyomi Examples

さめ shark

さめがわ shagreen (from a shark or stingray), sharkskin, shark leather

藪雨 やぶさめ Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)