24 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

hawk

Kun'yomi
  • hawk
On'yomi
  • ヨウ
  • オウ

Main Radical

(KanXi) 广(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

たか 99.8%
ヨウ 0.2%

Character Breakdown

hawk
たか ヨウ オウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
bird, chicken
とり チョウ とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Common Words

small hawk or falcon (used for hunting) ②falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
to have a talented child despite being untalented
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve
ambulatory evening vendor of noodles (or the noodles themselves)
common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) ②common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
falconry (using a northern goshawk)
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References

Unicode hex code 9DF9
JIS X 0208 1-34-75
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1544
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7007
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3189
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3955
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2036
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2748
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2237
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2344
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1808
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2995
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 47377
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2278
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3q21.1
Four corner code 0022.7