Word Meaning

u

鵜 is read as う (u) and means cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.).

Meaning

English

  1. cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

Reading

Kana

Romaji

u

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

9

うはさかなをとるのがじょうずなとりです。

A cormorant is a bird that is good at catching fish.

かわべでうがはねをひろげていた。

A cormorant was spreading its wings by the riverside.

そのいけにはうがなんわもいる。

There are many cormorants in that pond.

うがみずにもぐった。

The cormorant dived into the water.

とおくにくろいうがみえた。

A black cormorant could be seen in the distance.

うはかいがんでもよくみられる。

Cormorants are also often seen on the coast.

こどもがずかんでうをしらべていた。

The child was looking up cormorants in an illustrated encyclopedia.

うのくちばしはほそながい。

A cormorant's beak is long and slender.

あさはやくうがいわのうえにとまっていた。

Early in the morning, a cormorant was perched on a rock.