The Japanese Radical: 隹


Kanji-Trainer
Search:
 
Meaning
bird    隹

Explanation Two symbols are equally used for bird, namely and .

Used in these characters:
JLPT 4Joyo 2
day of the week

Left: sun , right: (two wings , bird )
The sun on the wings of a bird: This happens every: day of the week.  
JLPT 4Joyo 3
gather, collect, meet
atsumeru, SHŪ
Top: bird (alternative to ), bottom: tree
The birds in the tree have gathered.  
JLPT 4Joyo 3
go forward, advance
susumu, SHIN
Left: movement , right: bird
(Birds can not fly backwards:) Birds move forward!  
JLPT 3Joyo 4
observe, appearance, view, the look
KAN
Left: The bird with a bird's comb and cover ( and ) is understood as a proud cock/rooster; right: see/watch (= The eye is on legs when looking around)
The proud cock sees, that he is observed because of his appearance.  
JLPT 2Joyo 5
certainly, sure, ascertain, confirm, firm
tashika, KAKU
Left: stone (Below the cliff are stones ), right: bird with a comb
The stone hit the bird with that cap! Certainly!  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
joy, delight, rejoice, jubilant
yorokobu, KAN
Left: bird with comb /, right: lack (The mouth wide open of the yawning person is lacking [i.e. manners])
A bird (i.e. in a cage) is lacking joy.  
JLPT 1Joyo 5
saveguard, defence, protect, defend, guard
GO
Left: word , right: (only as a radical) seize, snare (a plant weave to lure a bird underneath and grab it by hand )
(A convincing argument:) Words that seize/capture can protect you.  
JLPT 2Joyo 5
miscellaneous
ZATSU, ZŌ
Left: nine , tree , right: bird
Nine trees with birds: what a miscellany!  
JLPT 2Joyo 5
Level, conform, semi-, quasi-
JUN
Top: water and bird , bottom: twig (cf. )
(to be closer to the water:) The waterbirds are sitting on a twig/branch on a semi-level.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
persuade, advise, encourage
susumeru, KAN
Left: bird with double cockscomb as a proud rooster; right: force/strength (hand/arm ナ with biceps )
The proud rooster has the strength to persuade me.  
JLPT 2Joyo 6
authority, right, claim, power
KEN, GON
Left: tree , right: bird with comb / like i.e. a proud rooster
At the tree there is a combed bird that claims authority.  
JLPT 1Joyo 6
infer, guess, recommend, suppose, conjecture
osu, SUI
Left: hand , right: bird
His hand directly at the bird: What can be infered from this? [Does he want to catch it?]  
JLPT 2Joyo 6
difficult, troublesome
muzukashii, katai, NAN
Left: var. of Han China (Water and plants in the mouth of the husband from China) [But here missing: water ], right: bird
Han-China without water is for birds really: difficult!  
JLPT 1Joyo 6
be excited, stirred up, rouse
furuu, FUN
From top: big , bird , field
If something big (i.e. an eagle) is over the birds in the field, they get excited.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
connection, fiber, fasten, rope
I
Left: thread , right: bird
(Such that it does not fly away) The thread at a bird is a connection: a fiber to fasten.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
gracious, elegance, grateful
GA
Left: tusk , right: bird
A tusk at a bird would look gracious.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
obtain, acquire, seize, gain
eru, KAKU
Left: wild animal (dog on hind legs), right: (only as a radical) seize/lure into a trap (a plait/bind/basket made of plants to attract/lure a bird below for catching by hand )
The wild animal is lured into a trap to obtain it.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
harvest, crop
KAKU
Left: rice plant , right: (as a radical only) seize/lure into a trap (a plait/bind from plants to attract/lure a bird below for catching by hand )
Rice is seized (captured) during harvest.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
portable, carry with you (in hand), be concerned
tazusawaru/eru, KEI
Left: hand , right: bird , pregnancy belly (cf.: to be pregant: 孕む [はら-む], where a child comes out of that womb .)
The hand graps the bird around belly to carry it around. (i.e.: a smartphone = けいたい・でんわ.)  
JLPT 2Joyo 7
employ, hire, engage
yatou, KO
Top: door , below: bird (Here: door of a shop, in which sb. is shouting for clients.)
The one in the door like a bird is an employee.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
look back, reminisce
kaerimiru, KO
Left: employ (The one in the door shouting like a bird is employee.), right: head/forehead
(An entrepreneur or business owner is proactive and energetic, but:) The employee's head looks back.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
event, organize, festivities, social gathering
moyōsu, SAI
Left: person , right: mountain and bird
When a person climbs the mountain, he can (together with the birds) organize an event.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
female, feminine
mesu, me, SHI
Left: this 此 (to stop , sitting person ) right: bird
The stop-and-sit-bird is the female and the male is the ten-nose-bird.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
quasi-, half-(finished)
JUN
Left: ice , right: bird
An ice-bird is only a quasi-bird?  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
char, scorch, burn, in a hurry, impatience
kogeru/gasu, aseru, jireru, SHŌ
Top: bird , below: fire
The bird on the fire: burning with impatience.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
hidden reef
SHŌ
Left: stone , right: charcoal, scorching, fret (a bird on fire turns into: charcoal)
These stones are (as bad) as scorching: At a hidden reef.  
JLPT 2Joyo 7
one out of a pair, quantifier (for ships)
SEKI
Top: bird , below: hand
Some birds (i.e. ducks) and also hands always come in a pair.  
JLPT 2Joyo 7
wash, rinse
TAKU
Left: water , right: (Chinese only: to wash) (wings , bird )
With water it (becomes as clean) as the wings of a bird, when we are: washing.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
rob, take by force, snatch away, plunder
ubau, DATSU
From top: big , bird , skillful hand
For a big bird you need a skillful hand, for robbing it.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
young, immature, infantile
CHI
Left: rice plant , right: bird
(For nest-building) Rice plants are used by birds for their youngs.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
leap, rush, jump, dance
odoru, YAKU
Left: foot (kneecap and a footprint ), right: (wings and bird )
With their feet and wings, birds make their leaps.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
merely, only, just, simply
tada, YUI, I
Left: mouth , right: bird
The mouth of this bird (sings) merely.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
male, masculine, powerful, hero, leader
osu, o-,
From left: upper-arm 厷 (ten , nose ), bird
The ten-nose-bird is the male and the female is the stop-and-sit-bird.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
protect, embrace, hug

Left: hand , right: lid , connection (Use a thread to bind bird for making a connection.)
With a hand, a cover or a thread (for tying up) a bird can be protected.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
gauze, net, thin silk
RA
Top: net , below: connection, fiber (The thread at the bird is its connection [.. such that it does not fly away].)
A net made of fibers of thin silk.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
separate, leave, apart
hanareru/su, RI
Left: 离 (lid , bad luck (here: marked container), var. of scorpion (only hind legs , sting ), right: bird
Puts the lid on the container, because otherwise the scorpions and birds would leave.  
JLPT -Joyo 7
piled up, stack, heap
TAI
Left: earth , right: bird
(Birds prefer elevated spots:) On this earth birds are sitting: On sth. piled up.  
JLPT -Joyo 7
who (question word)
dare,
Left: word (sound waves out of mouth ), right: bird
(You can't see the speaker, so you can only guess who spoke:) Words like from 'birds', but by whom?  
JLPT -Joyo 7
oak variety, hammer, vertebra
TSUI
Left: tree , right: bird
The tree with that bird is a kind of oak.  
JLPT -Joyo 7
crane (the bird)
tsuru,
Left: bird with a comb , right: bird (Image of a bird with head , wrings , tail feather フ and talons )
A bird with that comb is this bird: the crane.  

Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning.

At this page you get the memory phrases for learning the Japanese Kanji. If you are learning the Chinese Hanzi, please follow this link.




List of the characters | List of the radicals
Get the app of the Kanji-Trainer!

The app has many other functions, such as character selection according to difficulty, practice programs, handwriting recognition and success statistics!

To the Trainer