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Kanji Detail for 栖 - "to nest"

栖

  • Meaning

    栖 means "to nest." Also associated with to lodge.

    1. To nest - Birds building and living in nests.

    2. To lodge - To stay; to dwell.

    3. Nest - A dwelling place; a bird's home.

  • Tattoo check: 栖

    • Verified meaning: to nest
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すみか, すみひろ)
    • Also carries these associations: to lodge

    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 栖

    Given names 栖(すみか)Listen

    Surnames 栖(すみひろ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    nest; rookery; hive; cobweb; den

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    perch; roost; stay

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to perch; to rest (of birds); to dwell; to live; to stay

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    perch, roost, to stay

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

    Birds roosting is called 栖. | Anything resting is called 栖. Such as leisure is called 栖遲. | 栖栖: Appearance of restlessness. Also written as 棲.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sei(セイ) セイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    su.mu(す-む) す-む

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to nest to lodge dwell shelter nest roost habitat home abode den perch lodging living quarters

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