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鰭

鰭: fin

fin
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Readings

On
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ひれ

尾鰭 reads おひれ in the idiom 尾鰭が付く (a story gets embellished) and おびれ for a fish's tail fin.

Key words

背鰭せびれdorsal fin
胸鰭むなびれpectoral fin
尾鰭おひれtail fin; embellishment
鱶鰭ふかひれshark's fin
鰭ひれfin

Example sentences

A shark's dorsal fin was spotted near the beach, and swimming was banned.

The rumor got embellished and had somehow turned into an exaggerated story.

A flying fish spreads its large pectoral fins and glides just above the sea surface.

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