漢字道KANJIDO

17 strokesRadical

1University / general17 strokesRadical
On
カイ・ケイ
Kun
さけ・しゃけ・ふぐ
Meaning
salmon

Origin

ORIGIN

魚 "fish" with 圭 as phonetic: the fish that swims up the river — the salmon.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • さけ

    salmon

  • 紅鮭べにざけ

    sockeye salmon

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

秋に鮭が川をのぼってくる。

In autumn the salmon come up the river.

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