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Kanji Detail for 鳲 - "cuckoo"
鳲
- Meaning
鳲 means "cuckoo."
Cuckoo - A bird of the family Cuculidae (used in compound 鳲鳩).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
turtledove; cuckoo
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
turtledove, cuckoo
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
turtledove
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
鳲鳩. A bird name. The cuckoo. Starts calling after Grain Rain. Stops after Summer Solstice. Also called 鳴鳩. Its call sounds like "cut wheat, plant rice." Hence called 布穀 (broadcast grain). Also sounds like 郭公. Hence also called 郭公.
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- Strokes
- Radical
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