えら【鰓】 - era | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

ちなみに、魚さかなのえらが真まっ赤かであるのは、肺はいと同おなじように「毛細もうさい血管けっかん」が多おうく集あつまっているからである。

chinamini sakanano eraga makkadearu nowa haito onaji yōni"mōsaikekkan"ga ōkuatsumatte irukaradearu.

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

Characters

Reading

Usually Written in Kana

Written Form

Rarely Used Kanji

鰓 kanji, 20 strokes gills

Other Forms

顋 kanji, 18 strokes lower part of face

Rarely Used Kanji

腮 kanji, 13 strokes jaw

Rarely Used Kanji

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

えらじゃない

erajanai

The negative form

1. Not gills.

Noun

#329419

えらだった

eradatta

The past form

1. Was gills.

Noun

#250174

えらで

erade

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. With gills; By gills

Noun

#178681

えらの

erano

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Gilled; Relating to gills

Noun

#33108

えらじゃありません

erajārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not gills.; It is not a gill.

Noun

#1505345

えらじゃないです

erajanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not gills.; It isn't gills.

Noun

#1505345

えらでした

eradeshita

The polite past form

1. Was a gill.

Noun

#1000567

えらです

eradesu

The polite form

1. It is a gill.; It is a gill (polite).

Noun

#823368

えらでわありません

eradewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not gills.

Noun

#1505345

Common 6 items

えらじゃなかった

erajanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't gills.; Wasn't a gill.

Noun

#1505345

えらだろう

eradarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably gills.

Noun

#275580

えらじゃありませんでした

erajārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not gills.; Was not a gill.

Noun

#1505345

えらじゃなかったです

erajanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't gills.

Noun

#1505345

えらでしょう

eradeshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably gills.; Likely gills.

Noun

#1505345

えらでわありませんでした

eradewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not gills.; Did not have gills.

Noun

#1505345

Advanced 3 items

えらだったら

eradattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when gills; If I had gills

Noun

#569019

えらであれば

eradeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. if gills; when gills

Noun

#1505345

えらなら

eranara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when gills

Noun

#273065

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