Word Meaning 寒苦鳥

かんくどり kankudori

寒苦鳥 is read as かんくどり (kankudori) and means (lazy) person who is poor at practicing asceticism.

Meaning

English

  1. (lazy) person who is poor at practicing asceticism
  2. person unlikely to reach satori
  3. cold-suffering bird
  4. kankuchō
  5. imaginary bird said to live in the Himalayas who forgets the cold of night as soon as morning comes

Reading

Kana

かんくどり

Romaji

kankudori

Writing Variants

  • 寒苦鳥 かんくちょう kankuchou
  • 寒苦鳥 かんくとり kankutori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 145102 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寒苦

かんく

suffering caused by the cold

苦寒

くかん

coldest time of the year

寒気

かんき

chill

寒い

さぶい

cold (e.g. weather)

寒さ

さむさ

coldness

寒冷

かんれい

cold

寒中

かんちゅう

mid-winter

寒風

かんぷう

cold wind

寒天

かんてん

agar-agar

かん

midwinter

寒々

さむざむ

wintry

寒気立つ

さむけだつ

to feel cold