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Readings

Kana: コウ、さかな
Romaji: kou, sakana
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

accompaniment for drinks

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  130
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-2-6
Korean Reading:  hyo
Chinese Reading:  yao2
Unicode:  80b4
JIS:  3A68

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3735
New Nelson Index: 4767
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b4.12
Four Corner Index: 4022.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29322
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0265
Remembering the kanji Index: 2896
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1780
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1502
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2905
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2567

Words

(さかな)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
酒肴 (しゅこう、さけさかな)
food and drink
粗酒粗肴 (そしゅそこう)
cheap wines and unpalatable dishes (a modest (self-deprecating) way of offering a meal to a guest)
美酒佳肴 (びしゅかこう)
fine wines and prized delicacies
強い肴 (しいざかな)
side dish served in order to encourage the consumption of alcohol (kaiseki cuisine)
佳肴 (かこう)
delicacy; rare treat; good-eating fish
焼き魚 (やきざかな)
grilled fish
珍味佳肴 (ちんみかこう)
rare delicacies; rare treat
美味佳肴 (びみかこう)
delicacies; epicurean dishes
肴にする (さかなにする、サカナにする)
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
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