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雁

wild goose
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingガン
Kun readingかり、かりがね
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. wild gooseRtK
    以前は雁之間詰。His previous post was Karinomatsume (feudal lord that Karino-ma room in Edo-jo castle was set as his station).wiki
    雁之間詰となる。He became Karinomatsume.wiki

Synonyms

雁首

Homonyms

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Same reading (がん)
癌 · cancer願 · prayer
Same reading (かり)
仮 · temporary借り · borrowing狩り · hunting

Radicals and components

Radical隹short bird
Components
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Compound words

雁行がんこう
the flight formation of geese
雁骨かりがねぼね
scapula
雁首がんくび
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank)
雁書がんしょ
letter
雁爪がんづめ
claw hoe
鴻雁こうがん
wild geese
雁の文かりのふみ
(a) letter
雁首草がんくびそう
Carpesium divaricatum (species of flowering plant)
雁木鑢がんぎやすり
zigzag rasp
雁の使いかりのつかい
(a) letter
雁の便りかりのたより
(a) letter
雁字搦みにがんじがらみに
(bind) firmly

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 雁

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