雛
雛 — Chick
chick, squab, duckling, doll
On’yomiスウ (suu)
On’yomiス (su)
On’yomiジュ (ju)
Kun’yomiひな (hina)
Kun’yomiひよこ (hiyoko)
Stroke order (18 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 雛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雛 | ひよこ hiyoko | young bird; chick; fledgling |
| 雛 | ひな hina | young bird; chick; fledgling |
Study notes
雛 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2241 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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