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Meaning of 鰓(えら) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 鰓

Kana Reading えら

Romaji era

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

gills; branchia

Example sentence

ちなみに、魚のえらが真っ赤であるのは、肺と同じように「毛細血管」が多く集まっているからである。 Incidentally, that the gills of fish are bright red is because there are many 'capillary vessels' collected there, the same as for lungs.

Examples of 鰓, えら in a sentence

ちなみに、魚のえらが真っ赤であるのは、肺と同じように「毛細血管」が多く集まっているからである。

Incidentally, that the gills of fish are bright red is because there are many 'capillary vessels' collected there, the same as for lungs.

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Kanji in this word

鰓

20 strokes

gills, gill slits

On'Yomi: サイ, シ

Kun'Yomi: えら

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