鳥
Bird
Meanings
Bird, Chicken
On'yomi
ちょう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
とり
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
鳥 is written in 11 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
鳥 (Bird) is taught on WaniKani at level 7 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 2 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1043 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 11 strokes.
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