鯰: catfish

catfish

19 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 2 words here

Readings

ネン

Kun

なまず

鯰 (なまず) is the Japanese catfish; in folklore a giant catfish under the ground causes earthquakes.

鯰なまずcatfish

鯰髭なまずひげdrooping mustache

鯰絵なまずえcatfish print (earthquake satire)

夏なつの夜よる、川辺かわべで大おおきな鯰なまずが釣つれた。

On a summer night, I caught a big catfish by the river.

江戸えどの大だい地震じしんのあと、鯰絵なまずえという風刺ふうし画がが盛さかんに出回でまわった。

After the great Edo earthquake, satirical prints called namazu-e circulated widely.

あの店主てんしゅは、鯰髭なまずひげをたくわえた気きのよい老人ろうじんだ。

The shopkeeper is a good-natured old man with a drooping catfish-style mustache.