鮎 freshwater trout

Meaning	freshwater trout; smelt
On	デン、ネン
Kun	あゆ、なまず
Strokes	16
First met	N1 lesson 158, in 鮎

Stroke order

Words

Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
鮎	あゆ	sweetfish, ayu	N1
落ち鮎	おちあゆ	autumn river sweetfish descending to spawn	N1

Examples

一瀬(いちのせ)さん！美山(みやま)川(がわ)の最(さい)上流(じょうりゅう)、澄(す)み切(き)った清流(せいりゅう)で今朝(けさ)釣(つ)り上(あ)げたばかりの天然(てんねん)の鮎(あゆ)よ！冷水(れいすい)で生(い)かしたまま、跳(は)ね回(まわ)る元気(げんき)な状態(じょうたい)で届(とど)けてきたわ。

Mr. Ichinose! Wild ayu, caught just this morning in the crystal-clear stream at the very top of the Miyama River! I brought them alive in cold water, still jumping about! (N1 lesson 158)