1An eel (especially the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica), commonly eaten in Japan. The word is usually written in kana; the kanji is 鰻.
夏は土用の丑の日にうなぎを食べる人が多い。
Many people eat eel on the midsummer 'Doyo no ushi no hi' day.
今日はうなぎ屋で鰻重を食べる予定です。
I'm planning to eat unajū (eel over rice) at an eel restaurant today.
川でうなぎを捕まえた思い出がある。
I have memories of catching eels in the river.
近年はウナギの資源管理が重要になっている。
In recent years, eel resource management has become important.