鳥 — bird, fowl, poultry
とり
鳥
bird
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
11 strokes
animal
U+9CE5
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1043
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1941
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #196
Meanings
- bird
- fowl
- poultry
word
とり tori Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ちょう chou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
とっ to Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.