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Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word .

Dictionary

Entry

NounFreq #5167
1

nest; rookery; breeding place; hive

Examples
ミツバチは、においのサンプルをに持ち帰ることによって食糧のありかを伝える。
Bees communicate the location of food by carrying odor samples back to the hive.
2

den

3

haunt

4

(spider's) web

Examples
クモはいつも自分たちのを3次元に織る。
Spiders always weave their webs in three dimensions.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den

11 strokesFrequency 1,588JLPT N1Grade 4

On

ソウ

Kun

す.くう

nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den

10 strokesGrade 9

On

セイ

Kun

す.む

Nanori

すみ

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