KumiJi Glyph Explorer › Browse
鳩 = 九 + 鳥
鳩 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pigeon”. It is built from 九 (nine) and 鳥 (bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2096.
- Keyword
- pigeon
- RTK frame
- 2096
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キュウ, ク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- はと, あつ.める
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- голубь
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 鳩 pigeon
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 鳩 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “nine” + “bird”. 鳩 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 鳩 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.