Word Meaning 寒苦鳥

かんくちょう kankuchou

寒苦鳥 is read as かんくちょう (kankuchou) 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

かんくちょう

Romaji

kankuchou

Writing Variants

  • 寒苦鳥 かんくとり kankutori
  • 寒苦鳥 かんくどり kankudori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 146669 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寒苦

かんく

suffering caused by the cold

苦寒

くかん

coldest time of the year

寒い

さむい

cold (e.g. weather)

寒気

かんき

chill

寒気

さむけ

chill

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