烏

crow

Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingウ、オ

Kun readingからす、いずくんぞ、なんぞ

Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

crowRtK
烏は石炭のように黒い。A crow is as black as coal.tatoeba
その烏は飛び去った。The crow flew away.tatoeba
raven

crow (Corvus spp.)

Radicals and components

Radical火fire 灬variant

Components

How it's built

烏

Mnemonic (RtK)

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drop (丶) · mouth (口) · one (一) · tail feathers

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2094

Compound words

八咫烏やたがらす

Yatagarasu

烏貝からすがい

cockscomb pearl mussel (Cristaria plicata)

烏桓うがん

Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)

烏金からすがね

money lent at daily interest

烏口からすぐち

ruling pen

烏紙からすがみ

coarse dark-brown paper

烏蛇からすへび

black Japanese striped snake (Elaphe quadrivirgata)

Chinese puffer (Takifugu chinensis)

烏克蘭ウクライナ

Ukraine

烏犀角うさいかく

black rhinoceros horn

烏犀帯うさいたい

type of leather belt worn with ceremonial court dress and decorated with a rhinoceros horn

firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans)

黒丸烏こくまるがらす

Daurian jackdaw (Corvus dauuricus)

Additional Examples

長年の努力が烏有に帰した。

Years of effort came to nothing.tatoeba

僕も結構風呂の時間が短いけれど、君は本当に烏の行水だね。

I don't usually take long baths but you're in and out in no time.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 烏

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step