Kanji

Stroke count: 20

Meaning: herring

Kunyomi: にしん

Onyomi: レン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: fish

Examples

Kunyomi Examples

にしん Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)

にしんかす dried and pressed boiled herring (used as fertilizer)

身欠きにしん みがきにしん dried, sliced herring