鷲

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

eagle

Kun'yomi
  • わし
    		eagle (Accipitridae family)
On'yomi
  • シュウ
  • ジュ
Nanori
  • す
  • わ
  • わせ

Main Radical

鳥(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

わし 52.6%
わ 47.4%

Character Breakdown

eagle
わし　わ　シュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
concerning, settle, take position
シュウ　つ.く　ジュ (6th, N1)
capital, 10**16
キョウ　キン　ケイ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
reasonable, just, natural
ユウ　もっと.も　とが.める (Kentei Pre-1)
crooked-big radical (no. 43)
オウ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ

Common Words

わし
鷲
づか
掴
　
み
grabbing hold
わし
鷲
ざ
座
Aquila (constellation)
そう
双
とう
頭
　
の
わし
鷲
double-headed eagle (symbol of heraldry)
わし
鷲
ばな
鼻
aquiline nose
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References

Unicode hex code 9DF2
JIS X 0208 1-47-41
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5368
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7004
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3598
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2514
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2834
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2849
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2980
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 47345
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11b12.5
Four corner code 0332.7