JLPT N4 · 11 strokes
Kanji 鳥: "bird, chicken"
The kanji 鳥 means "bird, chicken". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read チョウ in on'yomi and とり 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)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とり
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 | bird, chicken |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 1043 of 2,501 |
Common words with 鳥
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鳥bird · bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
- 小鳥small bird; little bird
- 鳥肌が立つto get goosebumps · to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
- 鳥居torii (Shinto shrine archway)
- 一石二鳥killing two birds with one stone
- 白鳥swan (Cygnus spp.) · white bird
- 鳥肌goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples · rough skin; coarse skin
- 焼き鳥yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer · grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow)
- 不死鳥phoenix
- 飛鳥flying bird
- 怪鳥mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
- 雛鳥chick; baby bird
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