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Kanji Detail for 隼 - "falcon"

隼

  • Meaning

    隼 means "falcon." Also associated with raptor.

    1. Falcon - A swift bird of prey.

    2. Peregrine - A fast diving raptor.

    3. Speed - Symbol of quickness.

  • Tattoo check: 隼

    • Verified meaning: falcon
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しゅん, じゅん, じゅんじ, はやし)
    • Also carries these associations: raptor

    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 隼

    Given names 隼(しゅん)Listen 隼(じゅん)Listen 隼(はやし)Listen 隼(はやと)Listen

    Surnames 隼(じゅんじ)Listen 隼(はやぶさ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    falcon

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    aquiline (nose); a falcon

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    falcon; Taiwan pr. [zhun3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    falcon, eagle; an aquiline nose

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

    A bird name. A small type of hawk. The feather patterns are the same as a hawk. Only the chest and belly are grayish white with a slight reddish tinge.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    jun(ジュン) ジュン

    shun(シュン) シュン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hayabusa(はやぶさ) はやぶさ

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    隹 (furutori)

  • Related Keywords

    falcon raptor bird swift fast agile hunting predator talons keen sharp fierce flight wings feather vision

Sentences including 隼

  • The falcon is a very fast bird.

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