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Readings

Kana: カイ、ケ、なます
Romaji: kai, ke, namasu
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

raw fish salad

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  130
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-4-13
Korean Reading:  hoe
Chinese Reading:  kuai4
Unicode:  81be
JIS:  673A

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3821
New Nelson Index: 4879
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b13.6
Four Corner Index: 7826.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29937
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0373

Words

(なます)
dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar
洗い (あらい)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
菊花膾 (きくかなます、きっかなます)
boiled chrysanthemum petals pickled in vinegar
氷頭膾 (ひずなます)
thinly-sliced salmon head cartilage and daikon seasoned with vinegar
人口に膾炙する (じんこうにかいしゃする)
to be on everyone's lips; to be well-known; to be famous
膾炙 (かいしゃ)
household word; universal praise
菊膾 (きくなます)
boiled chrysanthemum petals pickled in vinegar
羹に懲りて膾を吹く (あつものにこりてなますをふく)
a burnt child dreads the fire; once bitten twice shy; to become over cautious from a bad experience
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