Kanji
燕
kanji character
swallow (bird)
燕 kanji-燕 swallow (bird)
燕
Meaning
swallow (bird)
Readings
Kun'yomi
- つばめ swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family)
- つばめ このしろ threadfin (any fish of family Polynemidae, esp. the striped threadfin, Polydactylus plebeius)
- つばめ とび swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus)
- つばくら
- つばくろ うお longfin batfish (Platax teira)
- つばくろ えい Japanese butterfly ray (Gymnura japonica)
On'yomi
- えん じゃく small bird (like a swallow or sparrow)
- えん そう swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
- えん じ dark-red pigment
Practice Writing
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Related Entries
Common Words
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燕 swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family), martin, barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)... -
燕 雀 small bird (like a swallow or sparrow), small-minded person, person lacking in character -
燕 巣 swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup), edible bird's nest -
燕 脂 dark-red pigment, rouge, dark red... -
燕 支 dark-red pigment, rouge, dark red... -
燕 麦 oat (Avena sativa), oats -
燕 子 swallow chick -
燕 窩 swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup) -
燕 児 swallow chick -
燕 魚 longfin batfish (Platax teira), Tiera batfish, flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish... -
燕 楽 Ancient Chinese banquet music -
燕 鰶 threadfin (any fish of family Polynemidae, esp. the striped threadfin, Polydactylus plebeius) -
燕 鱝 Japanese butterfly ray (Gymnura japonica) -
燕 鱏 Japanese butterfly ray (Gymnura japonica) -
燕 えいJapanese butterfly ray (Gymnura japonica) -
燕 エイJapanese butterfly ray (Gymnura japonica) -
燕 鳶 swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus) -
燕 返 quickly reversed cut (sword technique), swallow counter (judo technique), swallow flight reversal... -
飛 燕 swallow in flight -
海 燕 storm petrel (any bird of family Hydrobatidae) -
雨 燕 swift (any bird of family Apodidae), fork-tailed swift (Apus pacificus) -
岩 燕 Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus) -
紫 燕 powdered oakblue (butterfly) (Narathura bazalus), purple martin (bird) (Progne subis) -
穴 燕 swiftlet -
燕 の巣 swallow's nest, swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup) -
緑 燕 tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) -
後 燕 Later Yan (dynastic Chinese state) -
燕 返 しquickly reversed cut (sword technique), swallow counter (judo technique), swallow flight reversal... -
燕 青 拳 Yangqingquan, Yangqing Fist -
燕 尾 服 tailcoat