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鳥

鳥 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. とり

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。鳥の姿を象る。「とり」を意味する漢語｛鳥｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

bird, chicken

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • チョウElem.
Kun (native)
  • とりElem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • か
  • と
  • とっ
Other languages
  • 拼音niao3
  • 한글jo
  • Hán-ViệtĐiểu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
鳥(とり)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 3
Unicode
U+9CE5

Components

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

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿴烏一

Words using this kanji

  • 鳥とり(とり) 鳥類のこと。前足が翼に進化し、二本足歩行、全身は羽毛に覆われており、恒温で、卵生である脊椎動物。bird, bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
  • 鳥類ちょうるいとりの学術的呼称。脊椎動物亜門、鳥綱。また、それに属する動物。birds
  • 鳥獣ちょうじゅうと。禽獣。birds and wild animals, wildlife
  • 鳥居とりい「とりい」の漢字表記。torii (Shinto shrine archway)
  • 鳥肌とりはだgoosebumps, gooseflesh, goose pimples, rough skin
  • 鳥人ちょうじん鳥が飛行するように飛んだり滑空する人。aviator, flying ace, birdman
  • 鳥屋とや「とや」参照。 「とりや」参照。chicken coop, henhouse
  • 鳥屋とりや「とや」参照。 「とりや」参照。bird dealer, poulterer
  • 鳥瞰ちょうかん鳥が空から見下ろすように、高い場所から地上を見下ろすこと。 （比喩）物事を広く概括的に捉えること。overlooking, looking down at, having an overhead view, having a bird's-eye view
  • 鳥貝とりがいJapanese egg cockle (Fulvia mutica)
  • 鳥目とりめ銭の異称。 金銭の異称。night-blindness
  • 鳥葬ちょうそう遺体を鳥に処理させる埋葬の方法。sky burial (funeral ritual in which the body of the deceased is exposed to be eaten by birds)
  • 鳥網とりあみfowling net
  • 鳥銃ちょうじゅう小銃。猟銃fowling gun
  • 鳥兜とりかぶとaconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
  • 鳥餌とりえbird feed, birdseed
  • 鳥天とりてんchicken tempura (specialty of Oita prefecture)
  • 鳥偏とりへん漢字の部首「⿃」が偏である場合の呼称。kanji "bird" radical
  • 鳥馬ちょうまdusky thrush (Turdus naumanni)
  • 鳥影とりかげshadow of a bird, sighting of a bird

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Lookup codes

SKIP
3-7-4
Four Corner
2732.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
11b0.1
Heisig
2091
Nelson
5340