鳶 — kanji meaning “black kite”
鳶
black kite, fireman, hook
- Meanings
- black kite, fireman, hook
- On'yomi
- エン (en)
- Kun'yomi
- とび、とんび
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 196
- Chinese reading
- yuān — Chinese character page
Words with 鳶
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鳶色 | とびいろ tobiiro | reddish brown |
| 昼鳶 | ひるとんび hirutonbi | sneak thief; daytime prowler |
| 鳶口 | とびぐち tobiguchi | fire hook; firefighter's hook |
| 鳶尾 | いちはつ ichihatsu | wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum |
| 鳶ズボン | とびズボン tobizubon | construction worker's baggy trousers |
| 糞鳶 | くそとび kusotobi | common buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| 鳶合羽 | とんびがっぱ tonbigappa | Inverness cape |
| 鳶子 | とびこ tobiko | crane chaser; dogman |
| 鳶鱝 | とびえい tobiei | Japanese eagle ray (Myliobatis tobijei) |
| 鳶足 | とんびあし tonbiashi | sitting position similar to seiza (but with both legs splayed out slightly and one's backside resting directly on the ground) |
| 黒鳶色 | くろとびいろ kurotobiiro | reddish brown tinged with black |
| 鳶工 | とびこう tobikou | construction worker employed on scaffolding; fitter; rigger |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.