鴎

14 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

seagull

Kun'yomi
  • かもめ
    		common gull (Larus canus) ②gull (Laridae spp.)
On'yomi
  • オウ

Main Radical

鳥(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かもめ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

seagull
かもめ　オウ (Kentei Pre-1)
ward, district
ク　オウ　コウ (3rd, N2)
box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)
ホウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ

Common Words

みつ
三
ゆび
指
かもめ
鴎
black-legged kittiwake
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References

Unicode hex code 9D0E
JIS X 0208 1-18-10
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5367
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6941
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1361
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2828
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2843
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2975
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 47268X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11b11.3
Four corner code 7772.7