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鵑 Kanji meaning "cuckoo"

Jiten frequency #5213Kanken Level 118 strokes

Meanings

cuckoo

On'yomi

ケン

Composed of

肙a small worm
鳥birdradical

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

杜(と)鵑(けん)lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)#189346杜(と)鵑(けん)花(か)satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)#248332金児杜鵑花(かねことけんか)Kanekotokenka#468698

Most common words using this kanji

杜(と)鵑(けん)lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)#189346杜(と)鵑(けん)花(か)satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)#248332杜鵑(ほととぎす)lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)#249182杜鵑草(ほととぎす)toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)#315317杜鵑花(さつき)Satsuki#468698金児杜鵑花(かねことけんか)Kanekotokenka#468698山(やま)杜鵑(ほととぎす)lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus; esp. one living in the mountains)#468698田鵑(ホトトギス)lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)#468698山(やま)杜鵑草(ほととぎす)lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus; esp. one living in the mountains)#468698
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