Historical Evolution
鯁
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鯁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
鲠 / 鯁 [gěng]
to choke on a piece of food; (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat
Japanese
small fish bone stuck in one's throat
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
如鲠在喉 [rúgěngzàihóu] #53,955
lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom)
骨鲠在喉 [gǔgěngzàihóu] #65,440
fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly
骨鲠 [gǔgěng] #67,332
fish bone
鲠直 [gěngzhí] #69,390
variant of 耿直[gěngzhí]
骨鲠之臣 [gǔgěngzhīchén] #73,978
lit. fish bone of a minister (idiom); fig. person one can rely on for candid criticism
鲠喉 [gěnghóu]
to choke on a piece of food etc
JAPANESE WORDS (1)