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    3. 鴻

    鴻

    鴻おおとり

    large bird

    N1KMT10Freq #2111AnimalsKanji17 strokes

    組

    鴻鴻

    A large bird wades into the creek, its size dwarfing the narrow waterway. It's too large for this creek.

    Kun'yomi

    おおとりひしくいおおがり

    On'yomi

    コウゴウ

    large birdwild gooselargegreatpowerfulprosperous

    江鳥

    氵
    水
    工
    鳥
    灬
    火

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    鵠鵜鴨鶏鴎鵬鳴鶴鵠鴨鵜鳴鳩鷹鳥鶏鴎鷺鶴鵬鷲

    Concepts using this kanji

    鴻業

    glorious achievement

    鴻基

    foundation of a great project

    鴻毛

    something extremely light

    燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんや

    only a hero can understand a hero

    鴻臚館

    mansion used by foreign visitors to Japan (Nara to Heian period)

    鴻

    bean goose (Anser fabalis)

    鴻雁

    wild geese

    鴻蒙

    HarmonyOS (Huawei)

    鴻鵠

    large bird

    燕雀鴻鵠

    how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix)

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    鵠

    swan

    鵜

    cormorant

    鴨

    wild duck

    鶏

    chicken

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 工
    • 氵
    • 水
    • 灬
    • 火
    • 鳥

    is_used_in

    • 燕雀鴻鵠
    • 鴻
    • 鴻基
    • 鴻業
    • 鴻毛
    • 燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんや
    • 鴻雁
    • 鴻鵠
    • 鴻臚館
    • 鴻蒙

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    • 鴎
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    • 鳩
    • 鷹
    • 鳥
    • 鷺
    • 鷲

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