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鳶

black kite
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingエン
Kun readingとび、とんび
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. black kiteRtK
    鳶に油揚げをさらわれたようなものだ。I was robbed of my rightful share.tatoeba
    町鳶から分業または兼業。Foundation worker became independent from machitobi or performed as machitobi as well.wiki
  2. fireman
  3. hook
  1. black kite (Milvus migrans)
  2. construction worker
  3. scaffold erector
  4. firefighter
  5. fire hook

Radicals and components

Radical鳥bird
Components
How it's built
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Compound words

紙鳶たこ
kite
昼鳶ひるとんび
sneak thief
鳶口とびぐち
fire hook
鳶職とびしょく
construction worker (who works at heights)
鳶色とびいろ
reddish brown
鳶尾いちはつ
wall iris
糞鳶くそとび
common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
鳶職人とびしょくにん
scaffold constructor
鳶ズボンとびズボン
construction worker's baggy trousers
鳶が鷹を生むとんびがたかをうむ
to have a talented child despite being untalented

Additional Examples

日本各地の祭と鳶職
Festivals across Japan and tobishokuwiki
町鳶から分業または兼業。
Foundation worker became independent from machitobi or performed as machitobi as well.wiki

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鳶

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