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鰻: eel

eel
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Readings

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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

There is a custom of eating eel on the Day of the Ox in midsummer.

On a special day, we went out as a family to eat eel on rice.

Since he became popular, his income has been soaring.

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