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烏 からす, いずくんぞ, なんぞ 0 2042 (none) The book´s story is just fine, but I found a kanji dictionary explanation also interesting: As crows are all black, it´s hard to see where their eyes are (black on black), so a stroke is removed from the part in the pictograph where the eyes would be.

Accepted Answer

ウ crow, raven S+ 鳥: bird; chicken crow A crow is a bird, but not a white one. MEANING: write bird, but skip writing one in white.

Kanji	烏
Onyomi	ウ
Kunyomi	からす, いずくんぞ, なんぞ
English	crow, raven
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S+
Frequency	2042
Components	鳥: bird; chicken
Traditional Form	(none)
Keyword	crow
Koohii Story 1	The book´s story is just fine, but I found a kanji dictionary explanation also interesting: As crows are all black, it´s hard to see where their eyes are (black on black), so a stroke is removed from the part in the pictograph where the eyes would be.
Koohii Story 2	A crow is a bird, but not a white one. MEANING: write bird, but skip writing one in white.

Crow Eyes Bird 烏 ウ からす いずくんぞ なんぞ

Crow Eyes Bird 烏ウからすいずくんぞなんぞ