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Readings

Kana: エン、とび、とんび
Romaji: en, tobi, tonbi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

black kite, fireman, hook

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  56
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  3-3-11
Korean Reading:  yeon
Chinese Reading:  yuan1
Unicode:  9cf6
JIS:  4650

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1559
New Nelson Index: 6938
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 11b3.1
Four Corner Index: 4332.7
Japanese Names Index: 2179
Daikanwanjiten Index: 46674
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0803
Remembering the kanji Index: 2836
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2727
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2851
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3919

Words

(とび、とんび、トビ、トンビ)
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; firefighter; Inverness cape
とび職人 (とびしょくにん)
scaffold constructor; steeplejack
鳶色 (とびいろ)
reddish brown
昼鳶 (ひるとんび)
sneak thief
(たこ、いかのぼり、いか、はた)
kite
鳶口 (とびぐち、トビぐち、トビグチ)
fire hook; firefighter's hook
鳶が鷹を生む (とんびがたかをうむ、とびがたかをうむ)
Even plain parents can produce a genius child; A great person may be born of perfectly ordinary parents
とび職 (とびしょく)
scaffolding or construction worker; steeplejack
鳶尾 (いちはつ)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
鳶足 (とんびあし)
sitting position similar to seiza (but with both legs splayed out slightly and one's backside resting directly on the ground)
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