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Carp

On’yomiほ・ふ・ぶ
Kun’yomiふな
16 strokes Radical fish
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 鮒

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 鮒

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 鮒

Radical 195 of 214
Fish

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 鮒 is filed under (fish) — radical number 195 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 魚

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 鮒

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

銀鮒 ギンブナ Carassius langsdorfii
寒鮒 カンブナ crucian carp caught in midwinter
轍鮒 テップ person or thing in imminent danger, fish on the chopping board
鮒寿司 フナズシ funazushi
煮頃鮒 ニゴロブナ Carassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish)
源五郎鮒 ゲンゴローブナ Japanese crucian carp (Carassius cuvieri), white crucian carp

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About the kanji 鮒

What does the kanji 鮒 mean?

鮒 means Carp.

How do you read the kanji 鮒?

鮒 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) ほ、ふ、ぶ; kun'yomi (native Japanese) ふな.

How many strokes does 鮒 have?

鮒 is written with 16 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What is the radical of 鮒?

The radical of 鮒 is 魚 (fish), radical number 195 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What parts is the kanji 鮒 made of?

鮒 is built from 魚 (fish) and 付 (adhere). Learning kanji as combinations of a few hundred reusable components is far more efficient than memorising each character as a separate shape.

What words use the kanji 鮒?

Common words written with 鮒 include 銀鮒 (ギンブナ, Carassius langsdorfii); 寒鮒 (カンブナ, crucian carp caught in midwinter); 轍鮒 (テップ, person or thing in imminent danger, fish on the chopping board).

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