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Kanji Detail for 凧 - "kite"

凧

  • Meaning

    凧 means "kite." Also associated with bird of prey.

    1. Kite - A flying toy on a string.

    2. Paper kite - A traditional flying object.

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    • Verified meaning: kite
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かいと)
    • Also carries these associations: bird of prey

    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.

  • Name readings of 凧

    Given names 凧(かいと)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    kite; (kokuji)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    kite

  • Onyomi

    tip
    none

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ikanobori(いかのぼり) いかのぼり

    tako(たこ) たこ

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    几 (tsukue・kinyo・kazekammuri・kazegamae)

  • Related Keywords

    kite bird of prey fly wind sky soar glide raptor talons hunting feather wing

Sentences including 凧

  • Let's fly kites.

  • He's good at flying kites.

  • The kite got caught in the tree.

  • Tom attached the string to the kite.

  • Tom bought me a kite.

  • Tom built a kite.

  • I bought you a kite.

  • The children were flying kites.

  • There is a kite flying above the tree.

  • Let's go to the field and fly kites, what do you say?

More kanji with the radical 几 (tsukue・kinyo・kazekammuri・kazegamae)

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