Kanji

燕

swallow (bird)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

火部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

エン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つばめ, つばくら, つばくろ

Example sentences

つばめ
なる 軒下 作る ため やってくる

When spring comes, swallows arrive to build nests under the eaves.

営巣 えいそう
軒下 営巣 している

Swallows are building a nest under the eaves.

燕の巣 つばめのす
高級 料理 燕の巣 使った

They used bird's nest in the high-class cuisine.

燕雀 えんじゃく
燕雀 安んぞ 鴻鵠 知らん

How can a swallow or sparrow know the ambitions of a great swan?

焉んぞ いずくんぞ
燕雀 焉んぞ 鴻鵠 知らん

How can a swallow or a sparrow know the aspirations of a swan?

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