Kanji

Stroke count: 21

Meaning: nightingale

Kunyomi: うぐいす

Onyomi: オウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: bird

Examples

Onyomi Examples

オウコク warbler being in a valley, valley in which warblers live, remaining obscure and unsuccessful

オウセン warbler flying from a valley to a tree, finding success in life, passing the palace examination

Kunyomi Examples

うぐいす Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone), Japanese nightingale, greenish brown, beautiful voice, woman with a beautiful voice

うぐいす餡 うぐいすあん sweet brownish-green paste made from green peas

高麗 こうらいうぐいす black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

初鴬 はつうぐいす first Japanese bush warbler to chirp this year (i.e. spring)