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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2224 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: falcon

Kunyomi: はやぶさ

Onyomi: シュン, ジュン

Composition: 隹 十

隼

Radical

Radical: 隹

Meaning: small bird

Reading: ふるとり

Frequency: 233

隹

Examples

Onyomi Examples

鷹隼 (ヨウシュン) hawk and falcon

Kunyomi Examples

隼 (はやぶさ) falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)

ハヤブサ科 (ハヤブサか) Falconidae (family of birds of prey)

稚児隼 (ちごはやぶさ) northern hobby (Falco subbuteo)

白隼 (しろはやぶさ) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)