Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

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Stroke count: 18

Meaning: chick, squab, duckling, doll

Kunyomi: ひな ひよこ

Onyomi: スウ ジュ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: small bird

Examples

Onyomi Examples

スウギ child geisha, geisha apprentice

スウソウ young priest

ホウスウ gifted young person who shows much promise

臥竜鳳 ガリョウホウスウ gifted young person who shows much promise, unrecognized genius, great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel

スウギ child geisha, geisha apprentice

スウソウ young priest

Kunyomi Examples

ひな young bird, chick, fledgling, hina doll, doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

ひな祭り ひなまつり Hinamatsuri (March 3), Girls' Festival, Dolls' Festival

すひな nestling

ひよこ young bird, chick, fledgling, greenhorn, fledgeling, novice, rookie

ひよこ豆 ひよこまめ chickpea (Cicer arietinum), garbanzo bean