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栖

nest
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingセイ
Kun readingす.む
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. nest
  2. rookery
  3. hive
  4. cobweb
  5. den
  6. nestleRtK
  1. dwelling
  2. house
  3. home
  4. residence
  5. abode

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Compound words

隠栖いんせい
secluded life
旧栖きゅうせい
old home
栖むすむ
to live (of animals)
栖家すみか
dwelling
栖息せいそく
inhabiting
栖遅せいち
living in tranquility
幽栖ゆうせい
living a quiet life in seclusion away from the masses
終の栖ついのすみか
one's final abode
栖息地せいそくち
habitat
羊栖菜ひじき
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

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