What does kanji 雀 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 雀 is sparrow.

How is kanji 雀 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 雀 are すずめ; the onyomi readings are サク, シャク, ジャク, ジャン.

What words use kanji 雀?

Example words that use kanji 雀 include 雀, 悦哉, 雀の子, 雀の子稗.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

雀

Meaning

Kanji 雀

sparrow

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: すずめ
Onyomi 音読み: サクシャクジャクジャン
Nanori 名乗り: ざく

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #1856
Strokes: 11
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 126 entries that include this kanji.

雀

すずめ

tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

悦哉

えっさい

musket (male Japanese sparrowhawk)

雀の子

すずめのこ

sparrow chick (kigo)

雀の子稗

すずめのこびえ

Kodo millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum)

雀の千声鶴の一声

すずめのせんこえつるのひとこえ

the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools

雀の槍

すずめのやり

Luzula capitata (species of woodrush)

雀の鉄砲

すずめのてっぽう

shortawn foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)

雀の稗

すずめのひえ

Japanese paspalum (Paspalum thunbergii)

雀の涙

すずめのなみだ

drop in the bucket

雀蛾

すずめが

hawk moth (any moth of family Sphingidae)

雀鬼

ジャンき

skilled mahjong player

雀球

ジャンきゅう

jankyū

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

庭に雀が一羽来た。

A sparrow came into the garden.

朝から雀の声が聞こえる。

I can hear sparrows from the morning.

駅前で雀にえさをやった。

I fed a sparrow in front of the station.

雀が窓辺に止まっている。

A sparrow is perched by the window.

子どもたちは雀を見て喜んだ。

The children were happy to see the sparrow.

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