鳶

black kite; fireman; hook

14 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names.

Readings

• とび (kun reading): 鳶 (とび) black kite (Milvus migrans); 鳶色 (とびいろ) reddish brown
• エン (on reading): 鳶飛魚躍 (えんぴぎょやく) all of creation following their original natures, living and enjoying themselves freely
• とんび (kun reading): 昼鳶 (ひるとんび) sneak thief; 鳶が鷹を生む (とんびがたかをうむ) to have a talented child despite being untalented
• Read as a whole word: 鳶尾 (いちはつ) wall iris

Components

• 弋
• 鳥
• 弋 radical stake; ceremony
• ⺣ radical fire, bottom form of 火
• 鳥 radical bird

Words using 鳶

• 鳶 (とび) black kite (Milvus migrans)
• 鳶色 (とびいろ) reddish brown
• 鳶口 (とびぐち) fire hook
• 鳶ズボン (とびズボン) construction worker's baggy trousers
• 黒鳶色 (くろとびいろ) reddish brown tinged with black
• 鳶飛魚躍 (えんぴぎょやく) all of creation following their original natures, living and enjoying themselves freely
• 昼鳶 (ひるとんび) sneak thief
• 鳶が鷹を生む (とんびがたかをうむ) to have a talented child despite being untalented
• 鳶に油揚げをさらわれる (とんびにあぶらあげをさらわれる) to be robbed of one's due
• 鳶合羽 (とんびがっぱ) Inverness cape
• 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)
• 鳶尾 (いちはつ) wall iris

14 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists