鰻

Descendants

 * 鳗

Glyph origin
– a kind of fish.

Definitions

 * 1) eel

Kanji

 * 1) eel

Etymology 1
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From, first attested in the  (c. 759 ).

Speculatively, might be from. However, the naga → nagi shift is otherwise unattested.

Noun

 * 1)  an eel
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Etymology 2
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Sound shift from munagi above.

First cited to a text from 1241.

Noun

 * 1)  eel, especially the Japanese eel

Etymology 3
Abbreviation of unagi above, used in some compounds.

Etymology 4
Another abbreviation of unagi above, used in some compounds.

Usage notes

 * Found in restaurant signboards, for example.

Etymology
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Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) an eel