JLPT N1 · 18 strokes
Kanji 雛: "chick, squab, duckling"
The kanji 雛 means "chick, squab, duckling, doll". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read スウ, ス, ジュ in on'yomi and ひな, ひよこ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
スウスジュ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひなひよこ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | chick, squab, duckling, doll |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2241 of 2,501 |
Common words with 雛
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 雛young bird; chick; fledgling · hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
- 雛young bird; chick; fledgling · greenhorn; fledgeling; novice; rookie
- 雛鳥chick; baby bird
- 雛形model; miniature; pattern · sample; specimen
- 雛人形hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
- 雛菊daisy (Bellis perennis); English daisy
- お雛様display of dolls during Hinamatsuri · Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
- 鳳雛gifted young person who shows much promise
- 女雛Empress doll (in display with Emperor doll)
- 雛妓child geisha; geisha apprentice
- 男雛Emperor hina doll
- 内裏雛festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
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