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Nest Den 巣 ソウ す、す.くう Rookery Hive Cobweb

Kanji
Onyomi ソウ
Kunyomi す、す.くう
English nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den
Examples 巣(す): (1) nest; rookery; breeding place; hive (2) den (3) haunt (4) (spider's) web
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade 4
Frequency 1588
Components 小: small, insignificant
果: fruit; reward; carry out; achieve; complete; end; finish; succeed
Number of Strokes 11
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 47
Radical Strokes 3
Radical Reading かわ・まがりがわ・さんぼんがわ
Traditional Form
Classification 象形 Pictographic
Keyword nest
Koohii Story 1 The nest atop of a tree contains the fruit of the owl: its offspring.
Koohii Story 2 The wise old OWL makes her nest out of FRUIT, carving out the middle for her chicks, because then it´s less work: no running back & forth to get food!

Tags: jlpt.n1, grade4, kanjifreq1501-2000

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