鳩

pigeon

Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingキュウ、ク

Kun readingはと、あつ.める

Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

pigeonRtK
鳩は飛んでいった。The pigeon has flown away.tatoeba
突然の昇進の発表で、彼、鳩が豆鉄砲を食らったような顔をしていたよ。He looked blank when he heard the announcement of his promotion.tatoeba
dove
白い鳩はきれいな鳥です。White doves are pretty birds.tatoeba

Radicals and components

Radical鳥bird

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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nine (九) · baseball · bird (鳥)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2096

Compound words

山鳩やまばと

mountain-dwelling dove

鳩胸はとむね

pigeon chest (deformity of the chest, protruding ribs and sternum)

鳩合きゅうごう

鳩舎きゅうしゃ

鳩首きゅうしゅ

going into a huddle

鳩派はとは

鳩尾みぞおち

pit of the stomach

斑鳩イカル

Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)

蓑鳩みのばと

Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)

雎鳩みさご

osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

雉鳩キジバト

Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

軍用鳩ぐんようばと

伝書鳩でんしょばと

Additional Examples

私は鳩たちがその箱の上によじ登ったご褒美に餌を与えた。

I rewarded my pigeons with food for climbing onto the box.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鳩

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