What 鮗 means
鮗 names konoshiro, a Japanese fish.
鮗 is a Japanese-created character, or kokuji: 魚 means “fish,” while 冬 means “winter” and gives the written form a seasonal association. The Japanese poetry anthology Man’yōshū records an older written name for the fish, 都奈之（つなし）; that name predates this particular character.
The fish’s names vary with region and growth: つなし is an older or local name, while シンコ and コハダ name smaller stages before コノシロ. 鰶 is an established Chinese form used for the same fish.
How do I type 鮗?
Type このしろ; if 鮗 is missing, add it to your Japanese IME dictionary.
A Japanese kana-to-kanji input method may not offer 鮗 as a conversion for このしろ. Add it to the user dictionary or use direct Unicode input for U9B97 if your app supports it.
As of 2026, fonts for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean text may draw one CJK code point with different glyph shapes. A difference in appearance alone does not mean it is another character.
A specialized Japanese fish name used in writing about the fish and its food.
Alone in a message, it may be hard to recognize without context about Japanese fish names.
Who writes 鮗
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Questions people ask
2Can 鮗 mean kohada?
Usually not. コハダ names a smaller growth stage of the same fish; 鮗 generally refers to the larger konoshiro stage.
Why does 鮗 look different in different fonts?
Fonts for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean text can draw different glyph shapes for the same code point. Check the code point if you need to confirm the character.
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How to type or find 鮗
- Also called
- このしろ · コノシロ · konoshiro
- Search it as
- コハダ · kohada · つなし · tsunashi · fish kanji
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
鮗\9B97Codes and encoding1 code points
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