鯰
鯰

fresh-water catfish, (kokuji)

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なまず鯰ナマズNounFreq #62054
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Word usually written using kana alone

catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus)

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Archaic

earthquake

大ナマズ大鯰だいナマズ (大ナマズ)だいなまず (大鯰)NounFreq #158423
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giant catfish (mythological being thought to cause earthquakes)

ナマズ髭なまず髭鯰髭なまずひげNounFreq #179316
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drooping moustache

瓢箪鯰ひょうたんなまずNounFreq #181677
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(person) slippery as an eel

でんきなまず電気鯰デンキナマズNounUsually kanaFreq #241765
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electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus)

しびれなまず痺鯰痺れ鯰シビレナマズNounUsually kanaFreq #257999
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Rare term

electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus)

鯰絵なまず絵なまずえNounFreq #285016
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woodblock print depicting a giant catfish (popular in Edo after the 1855 earthquake)

さかさなまず逆さ鯰逆鯰サカサナマズNounUsually kanaFreq #312878
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upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris)

びわこおおなまず琵琶湖大鯰ビワコオオナマズNounUsually kanaFreq #316575
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Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)

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