| 鮎 | meaning | 'freshwater trout, smelt' |
| onyomi | デン、ネン | |
| kunyomi |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 稚鮎 | ちあゆ | young ayu |
| 若鮎 | わかあゆ, わかゆ | young (healthy & energetic) sweetfish |
| 落ち鮎 | おちあゆ | sweetfish going downstream to spawn |
| 鮎 | あゆ, こうぎょ, ねんぎょ, あい | sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); salmon |
| 鮎並 | あいなめ, アイナメ | Hexagrammos otakii (species of greenling) |
| 鮎並女 | あいなめ, アイナメ | Hexagrammos otakii (species of greenling) |
| 鮎魚女 | あいなめ, アイナメ | Hexagrammos otakii (species of greenling) |
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