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Kotomora

鴴

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Readings

On'yomi

  • コウ
  • ギョウ

Kun'yomi

  • すずめ
  • ちどり

Meaning

This rare kanji has no clear standalone meaning. Treat its meaning as uncertain.

Study

Etymology

鴴 combines 行 (go, move) with a bird component, likely a variant of 鳥. The exact historical development is uncertain, but it may have originally referred to a type of bird, possibly a plover or sparrow, given the kun readings すずめ (sparrow) and ちどり (plover).

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 行 suggests movement, and the right side looks like a bird. Picture a bird in flight, moving through the sky.

Reading mnemonic

For コウ, imagine a bird flying in a wide arc, making a 'koh' sound as it glides: koh -> コウ.