What does kanji 貂 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 貂 is marten.

How is kanji 貂 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 貂 are てん; the onyomi readings are チョウ.

What words use kanji 貂?

Example words that use kanji 貂 include 貂, 蝦夷黒貂, 胸白貂, 黒貂.

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貂

Meaning

Kanji 貂

marten

marten, sable

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: てん
Onyomi 音読み: チョウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 12
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 超 • 詔 • 紹 • 昭 • 軺 • 召 • 劭

Related vocabulary

Showing 7 common entries

Showing 7 of 8 entries that include this kanji.

貂

てん

Japanese marten (Martes melampus)

蝦夷黒貂

えぞくろてん

Japanese sable (subspecies of sable native to Hokkaido, Martes zibellina brachyura)

胸白貂

むなじろてん

stone marten

黒貂

くろてん

sable (Martes zibellina)

松貂

まつてん

European pine marten (Martes martes)

対馬貂

つしまてん

Tsushima marten (Martes melampus tsuensis, a subspecies of the Japanese marten)

白貂

しろてん

ermine

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

森の奥で貂を見かけたことがある。

I have seen a marten deep in the forest.

貂はすばやく木の上を移動した。

The marten moved quickly through the trees.

その図鑑には貂の冬毛の説明があった。

That guidebook had an explanation of the sable's winter coat.

貂は小さいが、とても身軽な動物だ。

A marten is small, but very agile.

子どもたちは貂の写真を興味深そうに見ていた。

The children looked at the photo of the marten with great interest.

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