【魚】(Uo-hen,Skana-hen/fish) Kanji Radical, Bushu

【魚】Uo-hen, Skana-hen

Commentary on the radical "魚"

Many kanji with the radical "魚" are related to names of various fish species, processed fish, etc.

e.g.

鮮 → 魚 + 羊

The character "鮮" refers to the meaning of "vividness", citing "fish (魚)" and "sheep (羊)", which are respected for their freshness.

鯨 → 魚 + 京

The part of "京" has the meaning of "high hill".
The two together represent "a fish as big as a hill".
In other words, it means "whale".

List of kanji with "魚" as radical

They are listed in stroke order.

魚 鮎 鮮 鯉 鯨 鯛

The following are kanji that you don't need to memorize, but that often appear in your daily life in Japan.

魯 鮒 鮃 鮑 鮪 鮭 鮫 鮨 鯖 鯱 鰐 鰆 鰈 鰤 鰯 鱈 鰹 鱗

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