鴻
鴻
17 strokes
Frequency: 2111
JLPT N1
Grade 9
Meanings
large bird
wild goose
large
great
powerful
prosperous
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
ゴウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おおとり
ひしくい
おおがり
Common Words
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)
1
Proverb
only a hero can understand a hero; swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans
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