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Kanji Detail for 雛 - "chick, young child, doll"
雛
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Meaning
雛 means "chick, young child, doll."
Chick - A baby bird; a hatchling.
Young child - An infant; a small child.
Doll - Decorative dolls for Girls' Day (hinamatsuri).
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Four-character idioms with 雛
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伏竜鳳雛
ふくりょうほうすう
gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel
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臥竜鳳雛
がりょうほうすう
gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel
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伏竜鳳雛
ふくりょうほうすう
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Tattoo check: 雛
- Verified meaning: chick, young child, doll
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read すう, ひいな, ひな, ひなの)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 雛
Given names 雛(すう)
雛(ひいな)
雛(ひな)
雛(ひなの)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
chick; squab; duckling; doll
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
chick, fledging; infant, toddler
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(bound form) chick; young bird
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
chick, fledging; infant, toddler
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A term for young and small. Originally referring to birds. Also used metaphorically for other things. As in a reduced model is called 雛形 (miniature form). | 鵷雛. A bird name. Of the phoenix type. Found in the Zhuangzi.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Sentences including 雛
The mother bird brought worms for her young ones.
She stopped picking daisies.
ハトの雛って見たことありますか？
Have you ever seen a baby pigeon?
Owl chicks are the most beautiful in the forest.
鳥が自分の雛に餌をやったり守ったりするのとは違って、魚は卵を産みっぱなしにする。
Unlike birds, which feed and shelter their young, fish abandon their eggs.
４月に孵化した雛も５ヶ月になった。身体の大きさは親鳥とほぼ同じ、オス鳥のとさかが少し小さいぐらいか。
The chicks hatched in April have also become 5 months old. Their bodies are about the same size as their parents, about the only difference is that the roosters have smaller crests than their father.
日本では、３月３日は「桃の節句」と呼ばれ、女の子の成長と幸福を願う行事として、お雛様や桃の花などを飾ります。桃の花は、薄紅色のきれいな花です。花言葉は、「チャーミング」です。
In Japan, the 3rd of March is known as "Momo no Sekku". As an event which wishes upon the healthy development and happiness of young girls, Hina-dolls and peach flowers are used as decoration. Peach flowers are beautiful, light pink flowers, and symbolise "Charmingness".