What does kanji 鶯 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鶯 is nightingale.

How is kanji 鶯 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鶯 are うぐいす; the onyomi readings are オウ.

What words use kanji 鶯?

Example words that use kanji 鶯 include うぐいす菜, ウグイス嬢, うぐいす色, うぐいす張り.

Pre-Level 1

鶯

Meaning

Kanji 鶯

nightingale

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: うぐいす
Onyomi 音読み: オウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 鴬 (Legal Form) , 鸎 (Itaiji) , 鷪 (Itaiji) , 莺 (Itaiji)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 21
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 鎣 • 檾 • 勞 • 焭 • 塋 • 煢 • 嫈

Related vocabulary

Showing 16 common entries

Showing 16 of 17 entries that include this kanji.

うぐいす菜

うぐいすな

young greens (of mizuna, Japanese mustard spinach, rape, etc.)

ウグイス嬢

うぐいすじょう

female announcer

うぐいす色

うぐいすいろ

olive green

うぐいす張り

うぐいすばり

nightingale (flooring)

うぐいす餅

うぐいすもち

mochi filled with red bean paste and topped with green soy flour

うぐいす餡

うぐいすあん

sweet brownish-green paste made from green peas

鶯

うぐいす

greenish brown

鶯パン

うぐいすパン

bun filled with sweet green pea paste

鶯貝

うぐいすがい

Pteria brevialata (species of wing oyster)

鶯神楽

うぐいすかぐら

Lonicera gracilipes (species of honeysuckle)

鶯遷

おうせん

finding success in life

鶯谷

おうこく

remaining obscure and unsuccessful

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

鶯の声で春が来たと感じた。

I felt that spring had arrived because of the bird's song.

朝、庭で鶯が鳴いていた。

This morning, the bird was singing in the garden.

彼は鶯の美しい声に耳を澄ませた。

He listened carefully to the bird's beautiful song.

山道を歩いていると、どこからか鶯が聞こえた。

While walking along the mountain path, I heard the bird somewhere nearby.

鶯は春を知らせる鳥として知られている。

The bird is known as a bird that announces the arrival of spring.

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