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    3. 鵠

    鵠

    鵠くぐい

    swan

    KMT10Freq #2292AnimalsAmbiguous glossKanji18 strokes

    組

    鵠鵠

    The bird made a grand revelation: it was, in fact, a swan.

    Kun'yomi

    くぐいまと

    On'yomi

    コクコウ

    swan

    告鳥

    牛
    口
    鳥
    灬
    火

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    鶏鴻鵜鵬鴨鴎鶴鳩鳴鶏鴻鵜鵬鳩鷹鳥鴎鴨鷺鶴鷲

    Concepts using this kanji

    正鵠を得る

    to hit the mark

    正鵠

    bull's-eye

    正鵠を射る

    to hit the mark

    燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんや

    only a hero can understand a hero

    鵠

    swan

    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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    鶏

    chicken

    鴻

    large bird

    鵜

    cormorant

    鵬

    phoenix

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    • 口
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    • 鵠
    • 正鵠を射る
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    • 鴻鵠

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