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鳥

Level VII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 908 / 2,608

Bird

On’yomi
ちょう
Kun’yomi
とり
Radical
鳥 Bird (Kangxi 196)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 審 (Judge), less common than 益 (Benefit).

The character 鳥 (bird) looks like a bird with a crest, wings, and tail feathers — the detailed strokes show the plumage and clawed feet of a perching bird.

In words

鳥 とり birdN5
小鳥 ことり small birdN4
鳥居 とりい torii (Shinto shrine archway)N1

鳥 is rank 908 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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