鯰絵

なまずえ

Also written なまず絵

Meanings

1. Noun woodblock print depicting a giant catfish (popular in Edo after the 1855 earthquake) See also: 大鯰 (オオナマズ).

Kanji

• 鯰 fresh-water catfish; (kokuji). Read as なまず.
• 絵 picture. Read as エ.

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