JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 鳩: "pigeon, dove"
The kanji 鳩 means "pigeon, dove". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キュウ, ク in on'yomi and はと, あつ.める 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)
キュウク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はとあつ.める
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 | pigeon, dove |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1637 of 2,501 |
Common words with 鳩
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鳩pigeon; dove
- 鳩尾pit of the stomach; solar plexus
- 伝書鳩carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
- 鳩が豆鉄砲を食ったようlike a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
- 鳩時計cuckoo clock
- 山鳩mountain-dwelling dove · Oriental turtle dove; rufous turtle dove
- 白鳩dove
- 鳩山place : Hatoyama
- 鳩首going into a huddle
- 鳩を飛ばすto fly a pigeon
- 鳩胸pigeon chest (deformity of the chest, protruding ribs and sternum); pigeon breast; pectus carinatum · woman with big breasts
- 鳩舎dovecote; dovecot; pigeon house
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