11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

bird, chicken

Kun'yomi
  • bird ②bird meat (esp. chicken meat)
On'yomi
  • チョウ
Nanori
  • とっ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

とり 88.2%
チョウ 10.8%
とっ 0.5%
0.3%
0.1%

Character Breakdown

bird, chicken
とり チョウ とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Common Words

bird ②bird meat (esp. chicken meat)
large bird ②peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish) ③fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
swan (Cygnus spp.) ②white-feathered bird
yakitori ②grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow) ③failing to win a single hand during a half-game
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
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References

Unicode hex code 9CE5
JIS X 0208 1-36-27
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5340
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6931
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3312
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4105
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2083
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 932
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1521
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 182
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 46634
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 174
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 285
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 285
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 117
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 283
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 190
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 210
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 486
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.14
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1934
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1960
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 11b0.1
Four corner code 2732.7
De Roo Code 850