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鴻

large bird
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingコウ、ゴウ
Kun readingおおとり、ひしくい、おおがり
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. large bird
  2. wild goose
  3. large
  4. great
  5. powerful
  6. prosperous
  7. large gooseRtK
  1. bean goose (Anser fabalis)

Radicals and components

Radical鳥bird
Components
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Compound words

鴻雁こうがん
wild geese
鴻基こうき
foundation of a great project
鴻業こうぎょう
glorious achievement
鴻鵠こうこく
large bird
鴻図こうと
great plan
鴻大こうだい
great
鴻範こうはん
great model
鴻毛こうもう
something extremely light
鴻謨こうぼ
great plan
鴻臚館こうろかん
mansion used by foreign visitors to Japan (Nara to Heian period)
燕雀鴻鵠えんじゃくこうこく
how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix)
燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんやえんじゃくいずくんぞこうこくのこころざしをしらんや
only a hero can understand a hero

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鴻

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