Search Terms: *鯰*
    
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noun
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upside-down catfish (Synodontis nigriventris)(usually kana)
Other readings:
                さかさなまず《逆鯰》
、サカサナマズ
                noun
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electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus)(usually kana, obscure)
See also:電気鯰
Other readings:
                しびれなまず《痺れ鯰》
、シビレナマズ
                noun
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giant catfish (mythological being thought to cause earthquakes)
Other readings:
                大鯰【だいなまず】
                noun
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electric catfish (any species of family Malapteruridae, esp. species Malapterurus electricus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
                デンキナマズ
                noun
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catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus)(usually kana)
2.
earthquake(archaism)
Other readings:
                ナマズ
                noun
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woodblock print depicting a giant catfish (popular in Edo after the 1855 earthquake)
See also:大鯰
Other readings:
                なまず絵【なまずえ】
                noun
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Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis)(usually kana)
Other readings:
                ビワコオオナマズ
                noun
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Wels catfish (Silurus glanis)(usually kana)
Other readings:
                ヨーロッパオオナマズ