Kanken 1
鵄

Meaning

Kanji 鵄

horned owl

horned owl, kite, wine cups

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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
17
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
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Related vocabulary

4 common entries

Showing 4 of 4 entries that include this kanji.

鳶

とび

Inverness cape

鴟尾

しび

ornamental ridge-end tile

金鵄

きんし

golden kite (which landed on the tip of Emperor Jimmu's bow after he had defeated Nagasunehiko)

金鵄勲章

きんしくんしょう

The Order of the Golden Kite (Japanese military award)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

鵄が高い空をゆっくり旋回している。

A kite is circling slowly in the high sky.

川の近くで大きな鵄を見かけた。

I saw a large kite near the river.

鵄は風に乗るのがうまい鳥だ。

A kite is a bird that is good at riding the wind.

子どもたちは屋根の上の鵄を見上げていた。

The children were looking up at the kite on the roof.

朝早く、鵄の鋭い声が聞こえた。

Early in the morning, I heard the sharp cry of a kite.