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unagi
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[うなぎ()]
unagi
munagi
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[むなぎ()]
munagi
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unagi

English Meaning(s) for うなぎ

noun
  1. eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

Definition and Synonyms for うなぎ

Eel the fatty flesh of eel
Synonyms: うなぎ
Eel voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins
Synonyms: うな, うなぎ
Eel an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America
Synonyms: うなぎ
Eel large eels are usually smoked or pickled
Synonyms: うなぎ

Categories うなぎ is a member of

Fish the flesh of fish used as food
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Malacopterygian any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
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Sample Sentences for うなぎ

The cost of living has shot through the ceiling in the last year.
The eel I caught last week is still alive.
Holding an eel too fast is the way to let her escape.

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