Meaning of 落ち鮎(おちあゆ) in Japanese

落ち鮎
Kana Reading
おちあゆ
Romaji
ochiayu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    sweetfish going downstream to spawn

Related Kanji

鮎 JLPT 1

16 strokes

freshwater trout, smelt

On'Yomi: デン, ネン

Kun'Yomi: あゆ, なまず

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落 JLPT 3

12 strokes

fall, drop, come down

On'Yomi: ラク

Kun'Yomi: お.ちる, お.ち, お.とす

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