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鴟 Kanji meaning "kite"

Jiten frequency #5027Kanken Level 116 strokes

Meanings

kite

On'yomi

シ

Kun'yomi

とび

Composed of

氏family name
一one
鳥birdradical

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

Reading usage

鴟(とび)black kite (Milvus migrans)#182415糞(くそ)鴟(とび)common buzzard (Buteo buteo)#463992

Most common words using this kanji

鴟(とび)black kite (Milvus migrans)#182415鴟(し)尾(び)ornamental ridge-end tile#236711角鴟(みみずく)horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)#325236怪鴟(よたか)grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)#393682糞(くそ)鴟(とび)common buzzard (Buteo buteo)#463992鴟鵂(みみずく)horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)#463992
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