Kanji
鵠
kanji character
swan
鵠 kanji-鵠 swan
鵠
Meaning
swan
Readings
Kun'yomi
- くぐい
- まと
On'yomi
- せい こく bull's-eye
- こう こく large bird
- せい こく をいる to hit the mark
- こう
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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鵠 swan, bullseye -
正 鵠 bull's-eye, mark, point -
鴻 鵠 large bird, great person, magnanimous person... -
燕 雀 鴻 鵠 how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix), only a hero can understand a hero -
正 鵠 を射 るto hit the mark, to hit the nail on the head -
正 鵠 を得 るto hit the mark -
燕 雀 安 んぞ鴻 鵠 の志 を知 らんやonly a hero can understand a hero, swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans