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鳶

鳶 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 猛禽類の一種、トビ、トンビ。
  2. 凧
  3. （日本）建築現場で足場を組むなどの業を担う職又はその職人。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「鳥」（または「隹」）+音符「戈」。ある種の鳥を意味する漢語｛鳶｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

black kite, fireman, hook

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • エン
Kun (native)
  • とび
  • とんび
Other languages
  • 拼音yuan1
  • 한글yeon
  • Hán-ViệtDiên

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
鳥(とり)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+9CF6

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱弋鳥

Words using this kanji

  • 鳶とび（とび、とんび）猛禽類の一種。 (とび)建築現場で足場を組むなどの業を担う職又はその職人。black kite (Milvus migrans), construction worker, scaffold erector, firefighter
  • 鳶口とびぐちfire hook, firefighter's hook
  • 鳶色とびいろわずかに黒みを帯びた茶色。reddish brown
  • 鳶尾いちはつwall iris, roof iris, Iris tectorum, fleur-de-lis
  • 鳶子とびこcrane chaser, dogman
  • 鳶鱝とびえいJapanese eagle ray (Myliobatis tobijei)
  • 鳶足とんびあしsitting position similar to seiza (but with both legs splayed out slightly and one's backside resting directly on the ground)
  • 鳶工とびこうconstruction worker employed on scaffolding, fitter, rigger
  • 鳶合羽とんびがっぱInverness cape
  • 鳶の者とびのものfirefighter (Edo period), construction worker, scaffolding builder
  • 鳶ズボンとびズボンconstruction worker's baggy trousers
  • 鳶飛魚躍えんぴぎょやくall of creation following their original natures, living and enjoying themselves freely, Heaven's will that all of creation shall follow their original natures and live freely, as a ruler's benevolence spreads, the people will find their places in the land based on their abilities
  • 鳶が鷹を生むとんびがたかをうむto have a talented child despite being untalented, a black hen lays a white egg
  • 鳶に油揚げをさらわれるとんびにあぶらあげをさらわれる自分のものになると思っていたものや、大切にしていたものを不意に横取りされ、呆然とすること。to be robbed of one's due

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
3-3-11
Four Corner
4332.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
11b3.1
Heisig
2851
Nelson
1559