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Kanji Detail for 巢 - "nest"

巢

  • Meaning

    巢 means "nest." Also associated with den, habitat.

    1. Nest - A bird's dwelling; a place of shelter.

    2. Den - A hiding place; a lair for animals.

    3. Home - A dwelling place; a place of safety.

  • Tattoo check: 巢

    • Verified meaning: nest
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: den, habitat

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    nest; living quarter in tree

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    nest, living quarter in tree

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Chao

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    nest, living quarters in tree

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Birds dwelling in trees. Such as 鵲巢鳩占, meaning occupying another's dwelling. See (Book of Odes). | Using birds and beasts as metaphors for bandits, their camps are called 巢. Such as 賊巢, 巢穴.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    su(す) す

    suku.u(すく-う) すく-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    巛 川 (kawa・magekawa・magarigawa)

  • Related Keywords

    nest den habitat home hideout abode burrow domicile dwelling haunt hideaway house lair lodging quarters refuge resting place roost sanctuary shelter

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