Word details

かわあなご

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word かわあなご.

Dictionary

Entry

かわあなご川穴子カワアナゴNounUsually kana
1

spinycheek sleeper (Eleotris oxycephala); spined sleeper

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

3 strokesFrequency 181JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セン

Kun

かわ

Nanori

さわ

hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

5 strokesFrequency 1,366JLPT N1Grade 6

On

ケツ

Kun

あな

Nanori

けなしし

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

-こ

Nanori

ねっ

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