Japanese Kanji

the fishing cormorant

Extended kanji · 21 strokes

Readings

  • No standard reading recorded

Meaning

The fishing cormorant.

鷀 is a Extended kanji — used in Japanese names and specialised writing. With 21 strokes, it appears in classical literature, place names, and formal documents.

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