Kanken 1
鴟

Meaning

Kanji 鴟

kite

kite

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
とび
Onyomi 音読み
シ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
16
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
骶 • 氐 • 低 • 厎 • 底 • 抵 • 邸

Related vocabulary

5 common entries

Showing 5 of 6 entries that include this kanji.

鳶

とび

Inverness cape

木菟

ずく

horned owl

鴟尾

しび

ornamental ridge-end tile

糞鳶

くそとび

common buzzard (Buteo buteo)

夜鷹

よたか

grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

鴟が川の上をゆっくり飛んでいた。

A kite was flying slowly over the river.

子どものころ、山で鴟をよく見かけた。

When I was a child, I often saw kites in the mountains.

鴟は鋭い目で地面を見下ろしている。

The kite is gazing down at the ground with sharp eyes.

あの鴟は風に乗るのがうまい。

That kite is good at riding the wind.

双眼鏡で鴟の巣を遠くから観察した。

We observed the kite's nest from a distance with binoculars.