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Nightingale Character Crown Bird 鴬 うぐいす S+ 小

Kanji
Kunyomi うぐいす
JLPT Level 0
Jouyou Grade S+
Components 小: small, insignificant
冖: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
鳥: bird; chicken
Traditional Form (none)
Keyword nightingale
Koohii Story 1 The nightingale is a bird that goes to a schoolhouse at night to learn to sing.
Koohii Story 2 "This character is actually a 俗字 (unofficial simplification) of the character 鶯. As such, it is actually far less common than the traditional character according to a google search. Story for the correct character: The nightingale is bird with a crown (mane) as bright as a deep fire (two fires)."
RTK Index (new) 2916

Tags: jlpt.n0, shouldsuspend, grades+

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