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Readings

Kana: コウ、オウ、おおとり
Romaji: kou, ou, ootori
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

female phoenix bird

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  16
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  3-2-9
Korean Reading:  hwang
Chinese Reading:  huang2
Unicode:  51f0
JIS:  5160

Indexes

Nelson Index: 660
New Nelson Index: 439
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2s9.1
Four Corner Index: 7721.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1784
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0169
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2595
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3738

Words

大鳥 (おおとり)
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
鳳凰 (ほうおう)
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
鳳凰貝 (ほうおうがい、ホウオウガイ)
Vulsella vulsella (species of clam)
鳳凰竹 (ほうおうちく、ホウオウチク)
Bambusa multiplex var. elegans (variety of hedge bamboo)
鳳凰木 (ほうおうぼく、ホウオウボク)
royal poinciana (Delonix regia); flamboyant
(おう)
huang (female Chinese firebird)
鳳凰座 (ほうおうざ)
Phoenix (constellation)
鳳凰丸 (ほうおうまる)
Hōō Maru (Western-style Japanese frigate, launched in 1853)
鳳凰文 (ほうおうもん)
Chinese phoenix pattern
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