うなぎ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
Pitch accent
う
なぎ
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Used in vocabulary (36 in total)
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
eel restaurant
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
long, narrow house (e.g. traditional Kyoto townhouse); (lit.) eel bed
eel donburi; bowl of rice topped with eel
eel donburi; bowl of rice topped with eel
lamprey; lamprey eel
eel donburi; bowl of rice topped with eel
eel restaurant
electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)
long, narrow house (e.g. traditional Kyoto townhouse); (lit.) eel bed
eel kabayaki with rice
eel kabayaki with rice
Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica)
giant mottled eel (Anguilla marmorata); marbled eel
pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides)
broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
elver (type of eel)
broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
eel going downstream to spawn
tofu-based mock eel dish
eel-like sea creature (i.e. saltwater eels, sea snakes, etc.)
hagfish (esp. Myxine garmani)
electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)
Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus)
reedfish (Erpetoichthys calabaricus); ropefish
whiptail gulper (any gulper eel of family Saccopharyngidae)
slender snipe eel (Nemichthys scolopaceus)
European eel (Anguilla anguilla)
tofu-based mock eel dish
Examples (2 in total)
Splitting eel open from the back is the Kanto style.
The eel I caught last week is still alive.