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Kanji Detail for 鴿 - "pigeon"
鴿
- Meaning
鴿 means "pigeon."
Pigeon - A domestic pigeon; a rock dove.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
dove; temple pigeon
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
pigeon, dove; Columba species (various)
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
pigeon; dove
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
pigeon, dove; Columba species (various)
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A bird name. Same family as doves. There are wild pigeons and domestic pigeons. Entire body is dark black. Only the center of the back is gray-white. Neck and chest have purple-green luster. They flock in deep forests and come out to eat field grain. One type of pest bird. Domestic pigeons are a variety of wild pigeons. There are many types of forms and feather colors. Flying is quite fast. Memory is very strong. Released to distant places, all can return home by themselves. Hence the military uses them to carry messages. Colloquially called 鵓鴿.
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