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bird 鳥
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| Explanation |
Two radicals are equally used for bird, namely: 鳥 and 隹.
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Used in these characters:
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鳥
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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| bird
tori, CHŌ
鳥
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Image of a bird with head 白, wrings 一, tail feather フ and talons 灬
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鳴
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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| non-human cry
naku, MEI
口
鳥
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Left: mouth 口, right: a bird 鳥 (Image of a bird with head 白, wrings 一, tail feather フ and talons 灬)
Out of the mouth of the bird comes an animal's cry.
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島
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JLPT 3Joyo 3 |
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| island
shima, TŌ
鳥
山
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Top: variation of bird 鳥 (Image of a bird with head 白, wings 一, tail feather フ and talons 灬), bottom: mountain 山
What (only) a bird can reach and where a mountain is: An island.
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鶏
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| chicken (domesticated)
niwatori, KEI
鳥
爫
夫
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Left: hand reaching down 爫, husband 夫, right: bird 鳥. ('niwa' means garden, thus "niwatori" is: "gardenbird")
(The chicken is domesticated but other birds would fly away when touched) The protecting hand of the husband is with the 'gardenbird': The chicken.
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薦
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| recommend, advise, encourage
susumeru, komo, SEN
艹
鹿
鳥
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From top: plant 艹, var. of deer 鹿 (originally a pictograph, but not discernible), variation of bird 鳥
(These animals are clever and do not eat anything poisonous:) Plants eaten by deers and birds can be recommended.
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鶴
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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| crane (the bird)
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Left: bird 隹 with a comb 冖, right: bird 鳥 (Image of a bird with head 白, wrings 一, tail feather フ and talons 灬)
A bird with that comb is this bird: the crane.
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