14 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

black kite, fireman, hook

Kun'yomi
  • black kite (Milvus migrans) ②construction worker ③fire hook ④reddish brown
  • black kite (Milvus migrans) ②construction worker ③fire hook ④reddish brown
On'yomi
  • エン

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

とび 100.0%

Character Breakdown

black kite, fireman, hook
とび エン とんび (Kentei Pre-1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
bird, chicken
とり チョウ とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Common Words

reddish brown
construction worker's baggy trousers
reddish brown tinged with black
construction worker employed on scaffolding
firefighter (Edo period) ②construction worker
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References

Unicode hex code 9CF6
JIS X 0208 1-38-48
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1559
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6938
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3919
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2727
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2836
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2851
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2179
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46674
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11b3.1
Four corner code 4332.7