鰻
鰻: eel
eel
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Kunうなぎ
Only the kun うなぎ is used. 鰻登り (うなぎのぼり) means a rapid, steady rise, as of prices or fame.
Key words
鰻うなぎeel
鰻重うなじゅうeel over rice in a lacquer box
鰻屋うなぎやeel restaurant
鰻登りうなぎのぼりrapid rise
Example sentences
土用の丑の日には、鰻を食べる習慣がある。
There is a custom of eating eel on the Day of the Ox in midsummer.
特別な日に、家族で鰻重を食べに行った。
On a special day, we went out as a family to eat eel on rice.
人気が出てから、彼の収入は鰻登りだ。
Since he became popular, his income has been soaring.