Kanji Detail for 雁 - "wild goose, waterfowl"

雁

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
雁 means "wild goose, waterfowl."
1. Wild goose - A migratory waterfowl.
2. Goose - A bird of the duck family.
3. Migration - Symbol of seasonal travel.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

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CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

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Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

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

A waterfowl name. Shaped like a goose. The beak is long and slightly yellow. The back is brown. The wings are tinged with blue-gray. The chest has black spots. When flying, they form orderly lines. They come in autumn and leave in spring, also called migratory birds. Sometimes written as 鴈.
Onyomi

gan(ガン)
Kunyomi

kari(かり)

karigane(かりがね)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

隹 (furutori)
Related Keywords
wild goose waterfowl bird migration flock flight feathers honking wings