Kanken 1

Meaning

Kanji 鵑

cuckoo

cuckoo

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
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Onyomi 音読み
ケン
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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Strokes
18
Radical
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
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Showing 11 common entries

Showing 11 of 12 entries that include this kanji.

沓手鳥

くつてどり

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

山杜鵑

やまほととぎす

Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)

子規

しき

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

時鳥

ほととぎす

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

杜宇

とう

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

杜鵑

とけん

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

不如帰

ふじょき

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

蜀魂

しょっこん

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

五月

さつき

fifth month of the lunar calendar

杜鵑花

とけんか

satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

杜鵑草

ほととぎす

toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

春の朝、の声が山に響いた。

On a spring morning, the call of a cuckoo echoed through the mountains.

庭でを見たのは今年が初めてだ。

This is the first time this year I have seen a cuckoo in the garden.

遠くでが鳴いている。

A cuckoo is calling in the distance.

祖母はの声を聞くと夏を感じると言う。

My grandmother says that whenever she hears a cuckoo, she feels that summer has arrived.

子どもたちはの鳴きまねをして遊んでいた。

The children were playing by imitating the call of a cuckoo.