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雉

雉 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. キジ目キジ科の鳥。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「隹」+音符「矢」。「きじ」を意味する漢語｛雉｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

pheasant

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ジ
  • チ
Kun (native)
  • きじ
Nanori (used in names)
  • き
Other languages
  • 拼音zhi4
  • 한글chi
  • Hán-ViệtTrĩ

Basics

Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
隹(ふるとり)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+96C9

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰矢隹

Words using this kanji

  • 雉キジキジ目キジ科の鳥。green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor), Japanese green pheasant
  • 雉鳩キジバトOriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis), rufous turtle dove
  • 雉隠きじかくしAsparagus schoberioides
  • 雉笛きじぶえflute used to lure green pheasants (imitates the pheasant's song)
  • 雉子きぎすgreen pheasant, Japanese green pheasant
  • 雉羽太きじはたスズキ目マハタ属に属する魚の一種。日本、朝鮮半島、中国、台湾などの沿岸海域に分布する。煮付け、刺身、鍋物などにされる。学名:Epinephelus akaara。別名、あこう。red-spotted grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus akaara), Hong Kong grouper
  • 雉トラきじトラbrown tabby cat
  • 雉も鳴かずば撃たれまいきじもなかずばうたれまい余計な事を口に出したがために発言者が災難に見舞われることの譬え。avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one, there is safety in silence

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-5-8
Four Corner
8041.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
8c5.2
Heisig
2630
Nelson
3173