鰓
鰓: gills
gills
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鰓 (えら) is the gills of a fish; 鰓呼吸 is gill breathing and 鰓蓋 (えらぶた) the gill cover.
Key words
鰓えらgills
鰓呼吸えらこきゅうgill breathing
鰓蓋えらぶたgill cover
鰓裂さいれつgill slit
Example sentences
魚は鰓で水中の酸素を取り込んでいる。
Fish take in oxygen from the water through their gills.
オタマジャクシは鰓呼吸をしているが、カエルになると肺呼吸に変わる。
Tadpoles breathe with gills, but once they become frogs they switch to lung breathing.
釣った鯛の鰓蓋を持ち上げて、新鮮かどうかを確かめた。
I lifted the gill cover of the sea bream I'd caught to check whether it was fresh.