Kanken 1
觜

Meaning

Kanji 觜

beak

beak, bill

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
くちばしはし
Onyomi 音読み
シスイ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
13
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
紫 • 雌 • 貲 • 胔 • 訾 • 此 • 些

Related vocabulary

3 common entries

Showing 3 of 3 entries that include this kanji.

嘴

くちばし

beak

觜

し

Chinese "Turtle Beak" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

觜宿

とろきぼし

Chinese "Turtle Beak" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

小鳥が枝の上で觜を開いた。

The little bird opened its beak on the branch.

その鳥は長い觜で花の蜜を吸う。

That bird drinks flower nectar with its long bill.

鴨の觜は平たくて広い。

A duck's bill is flat and wide.

ひなは親鳥の觜をつついた。

The chick pecked at its parent's beak.

鷲は鋭い觜で獲物を裂く。

An eagle tears its prey with its sharp beak.