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Kanji for Bird
The kanji for “bird” is 鳥, read chou and written in 11 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
bird
A bird, free to fly anywhere.
11 strokes On reading チョウ (chou) Kun reading とり (tori) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: bird, chicken
Readings used for names on Nazuke: chou, to, tori
In Japan it appears in about 115 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 鳥: Patrick 葉鳥久 · Victoria 美久鳥安 · Astrid 安寿鳥道 · Trista 鳥寿楽 · Katrina 佳鳥七 · Patrice 葉鳥寿 · Petrina 恵鳥七 · Tristan 鳥寿楽 · Beatrice 恵安鳥寿 · Demetria 知芽鳥安 · Leatrice 里鳥寿 · Patricia 葉鳥詩安 and 2 more
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