巣 Kanji: Meaning, Readings, Stroke Order (JLPT N1)

Readings

On readingソウ

Kun readingす

JLPT level: N1 Jōyō Grade 4Level 31

Meanings

nestRtK
den
hive
cobweb

Synonyms

Homonyms

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Same reading (す)

Radicals and components

Radical巛river

Components

How it's built

巣

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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owl · fruit · rice field (田) · brains · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2077

Compound words

古巣ふるす

old haunts; former homes

卵巣らんそう

ovary

巣立ちすだち

leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent

空き巣あきす

empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)

営巣えいそう

building a nest

燕巣えんそう

swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)

den

birdhouse, nesting box

帰巣性きそうせい

homing instinct

青懸巣あおかけす

blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

burglary (of an empty house)

蜘蛛の巣くものす

spiderweb

空き巣狙いあきすねらい

burglary (of an empty house)

空き巣ねらいあきすねらい

burglary (of an empty house)

Additional Examples

鳥は木に巣を作る。

Birds make their nests in trees.tatoeba

鳥は巣作りをする。

Birds build nests.tatoeba

鳥は小鳥を育てるために、春に巣造りをする。

Birds make a nest in the springtime to raise their babies in.tatoeba

鳥は小枝で巣を作る。

Birds build nests of twigs.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Nest. ⺍ (chicks) + 果 (tree) — chicks in a nest in a tree.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 巣

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