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燕 — JLPT N5 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: エン  ·  Kunyomi: つばくら, つばくろ, つばめ  ·  Meanings: swallow (bird)

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Unicode: 71D5 Strokes: 16
Meanings
swallow (bird)
Onyomi
エン
Kunyomi
つばくら, つばくろ, つばめ
Name Readings
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Grade
9
Frequency
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
つばめ swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family), martin common Noun
燕尾服 えんびふく tailcoat Noun
えん麦 えんばく oat (Avena sativa), oats Noun
燕鳶 つばめとび swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus) Noun
ツバメウオ ツバメウオ longfin batfish (Platax teira), Tiera batfish Noun
カキツバタ カキツバタ rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata) Noun
燕鱝 つばくろえい Japanese butterfly ray (Gymnura japonica) Noun
燕去り月 つばめさりづき eighth lunar month Noun
燕児 えんじ swallow chick Noun
燕巣 えんそう swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup), edible bird's nest Noun
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