雉

13 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

pheasant

Kun'yomi
  • きじ
    		green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor)
On'yomi
  • ジ
  • チ
Nanori
  • き

Main Radical

隹(KanXi) 矢(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

チ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

pheasant
チ　ジ　きじ (Kentei 1)
dart, arrow
や　シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)

Contained In

薙

Common Words

はく
白
ち
雉
Hakuchi era (650.2.15-654.10.?)
や
焼
　
け
の
野
　
の
きぎすよる
雉夜
　
の
つる
鶴
parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night)
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References

Unicode hex code 96C9
JIS X 0208 1-80-21
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3173
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6504
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2584
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2630
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1911
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41987
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8c5.2
Four corner code 8041.4