鰓

20 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

gills, gill slits

Kun'yomi
  • えら
    		gills ②angle of the mandible
On'yomi
  • サイ
  • シ

Main Radical

魚(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

gills, gill slits
サイ　シ　えら (Kentei 1)
fish
さかな　ギョ　うお (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
think
おも.う　シ　おぼ.す (2nd, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)

Common Words

べん
弁
さい
鰓
るい
類
lamellibranches (i.e. bivalves)
さい
鰓
れつ
裂
gill slit
ちょう
腸
さい
鰓
るい
類
enteropneusts (hemichordates of class Enteropneusta)
えら
鰓
こ
呼
きゅう
吸
branchial respiration (breathing using gills)
えら
鰓
ぶた
蓋
gill cover
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References

Unicode hex code 9C13
JIS X 0208 1-82-52
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5315
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6900
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46344
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11a9.7
Four corner code 2633.0