巣

nest

Stroke count: 11

Readings

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Grade 4KANJIDIC

RadicalComponents

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owl · fruit · rice field (田) · brains · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2077

営巣えいそう

building a nest

炎症病巣えんしょうびょうそう

inflamed part

燕巣えんそう

swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)

帰巣性きそうせい

homing instinct

空き巣狙いあきすねらい

burglary (of an empty house)

古巣ふるす

old haunts

精巣せいそう

testicle

青懸巣あおかけす

blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

11 strokes