Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level: N1
1637 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 13
Meaning: pigeon, dove
Kunyomi: はと, あつ.める
Onyomi: キュウ, ク
Composition: 九 鳥
Radical: 鳥
Meaning: bird
Reading: とり
Frequency: 750
鳩首 (キュウシュ) going into a huddle
糾合 (キュウゴウ) rally, muster
鶚 (ミサゴ) osprey (Pandion haliaetus), fish hawk
軍鳩 (グンキュウ) carrier pigeon, war pigeon
鳩槃荼 (クハンダ) Kumbhanda, demon with large testicles believed to drain people of their vitality
鳩 (はと) pigeon, dove
鳩が豆鉄砲を食ったよう (はとがまめでっぽうをくったよう) like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
レース鳩 (レースはと) racing pigeon, homing pigeon
白鳩 (しろはと) dove