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Kanji for Swallow
The kanji for “swallow” is 燕, read en and written in 16 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
swallow
The swallow, which returns every spring.
16 strokes On reading エン (en) Kun reading つばめ、つばくら、つばくろ (tsubame, tsubakura, tsubakuro)
Dictionary meanings: swallow (bird)
Readings used for names on Nazuke: en
Names written with 燕: Spencer 澄燕冴 · Benjamin 燕路明 · Ben 燕 · Jen 慈燕 · Wen 燕 · Yen 燕 · Gwen 久燕 · Owen 央燕 · Tien 知燕 · Angel 燕路得 · Keven 希燕 · Raven 怜生燕 and 21 more
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