Japanese symbol for “columba”

鳩座

はとざ

Romaji: hatoza

Columba (constellation); the Dove

In Japanese, columba is 鳩座, read はとざ (hatoza).

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Meanings

n Columba (constellation); the Dove (astron)

Written forms: 鳩座、はと座. Readings: はとざ.

Kanji and stroke order

鳩

pigeon, dove

on: キュウ、ク
kun: はと、あつ.める

13 strokes · JLPT 1

座

squat, seat, cushion

on: ザ
kun: すわ.る

10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
斑鳩	いかる ikaru	Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
伝書鳩	でんしょばと denshobato	carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
鳩時計	はとどけい hatodokei	cuckoo clock
鳩尾	みぞおち mizoochi	pit of the stomach; solar plexus
座席	ざせき zaseki	seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
講座	こうざ kouza	course (e.g. of lectures)
即座	そくざ sokuza	immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu
銀座	ぎんざ ginza	Ginza (district in Tokyo)

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.