What is the Kanji for "Bird"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Bird", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Bird" is "鳥".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Tori".

Its onyomi reading is "Chou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 4 parts:

The kanji "白" means "White" and can be read as "Byaku", "Haku", "Shiro", and "Shira". The kanji "一" means "One" and can be read as "Ichi", "Itsu", and "Hito". The radical "灬" means "Fire" . And The radical "勹" means "Wrap" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "鳥" mean in japanese?

"鳥" means "Bird".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N4 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

鳥: "Bird". The Japanese noun '鳥 (とり)' means 'bird'. This word is used to refer to any feathered creature that can fly. Birds come in a wide variety of sizes, colors and species. For example: The bird is flying - (鳥が飛んでいる). I saw a beautiful bird in the tree - (木の上に美しい鳥を見た).

小鳥: "Bird". The Japanese noun '小鳥 (ことり)' means 'bird'. This word refers to small songbirds or other small feathered creatures. It is often used in a general sense to refer to any small bird. For example: The small bird flew away - (小鳥が飛んで行った). I saw a pretty little bird - (可愛い小鳥を見た).

焼き鳥: "Grilled chicken". The noun '焼き鳥 (やきとり)' refers to grilled or barbecued skewered pieces of chicken. This is a popular Japanese dish that is commonly served as an appetizer or snack, often sold at street stalls and izakaya restaurants. The chicken is typically seasoned with a savory soy sauce-based glaze and grilled over charcoal or gas. Yakitori is a staple of Japanese cuisine and can be enjoyed as a casual meal. For example: Let's go eat some yakitori - (焼き鳥を食べに行きましょう).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "と" is read as "to". And The hiragana "り" is read as "ri".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.