鵑 — kanji meaning “cuckoo”
鵑
cuckoo
- Meanings
- cuckoo
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 18
- Classical radical
- 196
- Chinese reading
- juān — Chinese character page
Words with 鵑
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 杜鵑 | とけん token | lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) |
| 杜鵑草 | ほととぎす hototogisu | toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta) |
| 山杜鵑 | やまほととぎす yamahototogisu | lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus; esp. one living in the mountains) |
| 杜鵑花 | とけんか tokenka | satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum) |
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