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Meanings

cuckoo

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ケン

Common Words

時鳥
子規
不如帰
杜鵑
郭公
ととぎす
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #58692
1

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

杜鵑草
時鳥草
油点草
ととぎすそう
ホトトギス
ホトトギスソウ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #58692
1

toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)

んか
さつき
Noun
Freq #155959
1

satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

山杜鵑
山杜鵑草
Noun
Freq #221948
1

山杜鵑 only; Word usually written using kana alone

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus; esp. one living in the mountains)

2

Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)

けん
Noun
1

Formal or literary term

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

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