はつ
初
ばと
鳩

noun

  1. pigeon seen on the morning of the New Year (e.g. as one is going to the shrine or temple for the New Year prayers).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はつ
初
ばと
鳩
 初鳩 はつばと

Contained Kanji Breakdown

first time, beginning
ショ　はじ.め　はつ (4th, N3)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
pigeon, dove
はと　キュウ　ク (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
nine
キュウ　ク　ここの (1st, N5)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ