Word Meaning 鳳凰

ほうおう houou

鳳凰 is read as ほうおう (houou) and means Chinese firebird.

Meaning

English

  1. Chinese firebird
  2. Chinese phoenix

Reading

Kana

ほうおう

Romaji

houou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鳳凰文

ほうおうもん

Chinese phoenix pattern

鳳凰丸

ほうおうまる

Hōō Maru (Western-style Japanese frigate, launched in 1853)

鳳凰竹

ほうおうちく

Bambusa multiplex var. elegans (variety of hedge bamboo)

鳳凰貝

ほうおうがい

Vulsella vulsella (species of clam)

鳳凰座

ほうおうざ

Phoenix (constellation)

鳳凰樹

ほうおうぼく

royal poinciana (Delonix regia)

白鳳時代

はくほうじだい

Hakuhō period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 645-710 CE)

深山金鳳花

みやまきんぽうげ

meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris var. nipponicus)

Example Sentences

3

おうはほうおうのめすをあらわすじだ。

This character represents the female fenghuang bird.

じしょにはおうがほうおうのめすだとかかれている。

The dictionary says this is the female member of that mythical bird pair.

ほうはほうおうのおすをあらわすじだ。

This character denotes the male phoenix in that mythical bird pair.