Kanken 1
雎

Meaning

Kanji 雎

osprey

osprey

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
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Onyomi 音読み
ショ
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
組 • 粗 • 租 • 鉏 • 詛 • 且 • 助

Related vocabulary

2 common entries

Showing 2 of 2 entries that include this kanji.

鶚

みさご

osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

関雎

かんしょ

harmony and courtesy in a marriage

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

川の上を一羽の雎がゆっくり飛んでいた。

An osprey was flying slowly over the river.

雎は急に水面へ飛び込み、魚をつかんだ。

The osprey suddenly dived toward the water and caught a fish.

湖の近くでは、雎の姿をよく見かける。

Near the lake, you often see ospreys.

写真家は枝にとまった雎を静かに撮った。

The photographer quietly took a picture of the osprey perched on the branch.

夕方になると、雎は巣のある岩場へ戻っていった。

Toward evening, the osprey returned to the rocky place where its nest was.