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巣

nest
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingソウ
Kun readingす、す.くう
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. nestRtK
  2. den
  3. hive
  4. cobweb

Synonyms

蜘蛛の巣

Radicals and components

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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)
精巣せいそう
testicle
巣窟そうくつ
den
巣雛すひな
nestling
巣箱すばこ
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)
蜂の巣はちのす
beehive
炎症病巣えんしょうびょうそう
inflamed part
空巣狙いあきすねらい
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

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 巣

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