Word Meaning 朱雀

すざく suzaku

朱雀 is read as すざく (suzaku) and means Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens).

Meaning

English

Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens)
seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

Reading

Kana

すざく

Romaji

suzaku

Writing Variants

朱雀しゅじゃく shujaku
朱雀すじゃく sujaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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red seal

朱

あけ

red

朱

あか

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朱子学

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朱文金

しゅぶんきん

Japanese shubunkin goldfish variety

朱に交われば赤くなる

しゅにまじわればあかくなる

people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them

朱印船貿易

しゅいんせんぼうえき

foreign trade by authorized Japanese ships (early Edo period)

朱印状

しゅいんじょう

license with a red seal (licence)

雀

すずめ

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雲雀

ひばり

Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)

麻雀

まーじゃん

mahjong

孔雀

くじゃく

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