巣

nest; rookery; hive; cobweb; den

11 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 1588.

Readings

• す (kun reading): 巣 (す) nest; 古巣 (ふるす) old haunts
• ソウ (on reading): 精巣 (せいそう) testicle; 営巣 (えいそう) building a nest
• すくう (kun reading)

Components

• ⺍
• 果
• ⺌ radical small, top form of 小
• 木 radical tree
• 田 radical rice field

Words using 巣

• 巣 (す) nest
• 古巣 (ふるす) old haunts
• 巣穴 (すあな) nesting hole
• 巣立つ (すだつ) to leave the nest
• 蜂の巣 (はちのす) beehive
• 精巣 (せいそう) testicle
• 営巣 (えいそう) building a nest
• 卵巣 (らんそう) ovary
• 巣窟 (そうくつ) den
• 病巣 (びょうそう) focus

70 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists