鷭
water hen, gallinulle
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Readings
On'yomi
- ハン
- バ
Kun'yomi
- ばん
Meaning
鷭 centers on a specific water bird: the water hen or gallinule. It is a narrow zoological term rather than a broad conceptual kanji.
Most common words using 鷭
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Etymology
鷭 combines 番 (which likely contributes the sound ハン) with 鳥 (bird), forming a phono-semantic compound for a type of water bird.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 番 suggests a number or turn, and the right side 鳥 is a bird. Imagine a numbered water hen taking its turn at the pond: 鷭 is that water hen.
Reading mnemonic
For ハン, picture a water hen wearing a tiny hard hat: hard hat -> ハン, and the bird is ready for work.