巣
巣·nest, rookery, hive
- On-yomi
- そう
- Kun-yomi
- すす.くう
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巣 | す | nest |
| 巣箱 | すばこ | nest box, birdhouse |
| 巣立つ | すだつ | to leave the nest, to go out into the world |
| 古巣 | ふるす | old haunt, former home |
| 卵巣 | らんそう | ovary |
Example sentences
木の上に鳥の巣がある。
きのうえにとりのすがある。
There is a bird's nest up in the tree.
子どもたちが次々と巣立っていった。
こどもたちがつぎつぎとすだっていった。
One after another the children left home.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Alone it is す, but in technical compounds it is そう (卵巣).
- 巣立つ is すだつ, used of children leaving home as much as of birds.
Memory aid
Picture it
Three little heads poking out over a tree 木: chicks peeping from a nest in the branches.
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