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

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

Translingual

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Han character

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

  1. Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)

References

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  • 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

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Pronunciation

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Definitions

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

Japanese

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鰆 (sawara)

Kanji

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(Hyōgai kanji)

  1. Japanese Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus niphonius

Readings

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

Etymology

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Kanji in this term
さわら
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
 サワラ on Japanese Wikipedia

Noun

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(さわら) or (サワラ) (sawara

  1. Japanese Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus niphonius

Usage notes

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