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[うなぎ()]
unagi
noun

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unagi
munagi
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[むなぎ()]
munagi
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unagi

English Meaning(s) for 鰻

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

Definition and Synonyms for 鰻

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

Meanings for each kanji in 鰻

» eel

Categories 鰻 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 鰻

My hovercraft is full of eels.

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