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14 strokes
Frequency: 2163
JLPT N1
Grade 9

Meanings

male mythical bird

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ホウ
フウ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
おおとり
ふげ

Common Words

Noun
Freq #22581
1

Rare term

feng (male Chinese firebird)

うお
Noun
Freq #27757
1

Sometimes erroneously associated with the egyptian phoenix

Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix

ホウレン草
うれんそう
ホウレンソウ
菠薐草
Noun
Freq #33105
1

spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

Examples
彼は午後いっぱい使って昨年のほうれん草の根を始末した。
He's spent all afternoon rooting up last year's spinach plants.
おとり
Noun
Freq #41001
1

large bird

2

Chinese mythology; Esp. 鵬

peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish)

3

Esp. 鳳 and 凰 as male and female respectively

fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

くほう
Noun
Freq #82811
1

white Chinese phoenix; white Chinese firebird

鳳仙花
うせんか
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #94171
1

(garden) balsam (Impatiens balsamina); touch-me-not

うすう
Noun
Freq #97483
1

gifted young person who shows much promise

揚羽蝶
げはちょう
鳳蝶
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #115041
1

swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)

うれん
Noun
Freq #126623
1

imperial carriage

うせい
Noun
Freq #155364
1

verbal message

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