Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2446 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 19

Meaning: sea bream, red snapper

Kunyomi: たい

Onyomi: チョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: fish

Examples

Kunyomi Examples

たい sea bream (Sparidae), porgy, tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)

たいぐるま traditional sea bream-shaped toy car

青武 あおぶたい Scarus ovifrons (species of parrotfish)

腐っても くさってもたい 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