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Kotomora

鷳

silver pheasant, phasianus nycth

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Readings

On'yomi

  • カン
  • ケン

Kun'yomi

  • とび
  • しらきじ

Meaning

鷳 refers specifically to the silver pheasant, a bird species (Phasianus nycthemerus). Its meaning is a single concrete animal, not a broad conceptual cluster.

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Etymology

鷳 combines 鳥 (bird) with 閒, which likely contributes the sound. The character was created to name the silver pheasant specifically.

Meaning mnemonic

The bird radical 鳥 on the right and the left component 閒 (which can suggest leisure or space) together picture a graceful, ornamental bird: the silver pheasant.

Reading mnemonic

For カン, imagine a silver pheasant perched on a can: can -> カン, and the bird's metallic sheen matches the tin can.