Meanings
- male mythical bird
Strokes14
JLPT levelN1
School gradeName kanji
Frequency#2163 of 2,500
Kanji N1
鳳: male mythical bird
鳳 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning male mythical bird, written with 14 strokes. It is read ホウ, フウ (on), and has no common kun reading. It is not a jōyō kanji; you will meet it mostly in names. You will see it in 鳳凰 (ほうおう, Chinese firebird).
鳳
On reading · Kun reading
On reading
- ホウ
- フウ
On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.
Kun reading
- None in common use
Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.
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Common words with 鳳
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- 鳳凰ほうおう
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
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