Vocabulary

What does 鱗 (うろこ, uroko) mean?

鱗 (うろこ, uroko) means scale (of fish, snake, etc.).

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Readingうろこ
Romajiuroko
Part of speechnoun
うろこ
uroko

scale (of fish, snake, etc.)

  1. 1noun scale (of fish, snake, etc.)
  2. 2noun serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

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