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鰻
鰻
22 strokes

Meanings

eel

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
マン
バン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
うなぎ

Common Words

うなぎ
鰻
ウナギ
むなぎ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #30290
1

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

Examples
あまりしっかりうなぎを握ると、かえって逃げられる。
Holding an eel too fast is the way to let her escape.
うなぎ登り
うなぎ上り
鰻登り
鰻上り
うなぎのぼり
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #56892
1

rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof

Examples
営業成績はまさに鰻上り、というところかね。
Our sales performance is just skyrocketing.
鰻重
うな重
うなじゅう
Noun
Freq #71605
1

broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box

あなご
穴子
アナゴ
海鰻
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #88237
1

conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster); garden eel

鰻屋
うなぎ屋
うなぎや
Noun
Freq #89014
1

eel restaurant

うな丼
鰻丼
うなぎ丼
うなどん (うな丼／鰻丼)
うなぎどんぶり (鰻丼／うなぎ丼)
Noun
Freq #90738
1

Food, cooking

eel donburi; bowl of rice topped with eel

電気ウナギ
電気鰻
でんきウナギ (電気ウナギ)
でんきうなぎ (電気鰻)
Noun
Freq #123848
1

electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)

うなぎの寝床
鰻の寝床
うなぎのねどこ
Expression
Noun
Freq #163112
1

Colloquial

long, narrow house (e.g. traditional Kyoto townhouse); eel bed

うなぎ飯
鰻飯
うなぎめし
Noun
Freq #165698
1

Food, cooking

eel kabayaki with rice

鰻巻き
うまき
Noun
Freq #218743
1

Food, cooking

omelette-wrapped eel; basted, roasted eel wrapped in a rolled omelette

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