ChiramiN4 kanji · 11 strokes
鳥 means bird
鳥
鳥Real origin
It began as a bird: head, eye, feathers, and its feet (the four dots).
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- bird, chicken
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) とり tori
とり (tori) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) チョウ chou
チョウ (chou) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
焼き鳥 やきとり · yakitori
yakitori, chicken pieces grilled on a skewer
Built from
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灬 Used in 47 kanji
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What does 鳥 mean?
Right: 鳥 means bird.Not quite: 鳥 means bird.In 焼き鳥, which reading does 鳥 use?
Right. 焼き鳥 is read やきとり (yakitori): 鳥 takes とり, its Japanese reading.Not quite. 焼き鳥 is read やきとり (yakitori): 鳥 takes とり, its Japanese reading.