鵄

17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

kite, horned owl, wine cups

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

Main Radical

鳥(KanXi) 至(Nelson)

Character Breakdown

kite, horned owl, wine cups
シ　とび (Kentei 1)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ　いた.る　のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ

Common Words

きん
金
し
鵄
くん
勲
しょう
章
The Order of the Golden Kite (Japanese military award)
きん
金
し
鵄
golden kite (which landed on the tip of Emperor Jimmu's bow after he had defeated Nagasunehiko)
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References

Unicode hex code 9D44
JIS X 0208 1-82-87
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3848
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6958
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46833
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11b5.4
Four corner code 1712.7