Word details

どじょう

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word どじょう.

Dictionary

Entry

じょう泥鰌ドジョウどんじょう (泥鰌)どんじょ (泥鰌)NounFreq #60464
1

Word usually written using kana alone

loach (any fish of family Cobitidae)

2

weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to

8 strokesFrequency 1,589JLPT N2Grade 8

On

デイナイ

Kun

どろなず.む

Nanori

ひじ

loach (fish)

20 strokes

On

シュシュウ

Kun

どじょう

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