The Radical: 隹


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bird    隹

Explanation Two symbols are equally used for bird, namely and .

Used in these Kanji:
JLPT 4Joyo 2
day of the week

Left: sun , right: (two wings , bird )
The sun on the wings of a bird: This happens every: day of the week.
JLPT 4Joyo 3
gather, collect, meet
atsumeru, SHŪ
Top: bird (alternative to ), bottom: tree
The birds in the tree have gathered.
JLPT 4Joyo 3
go forward, advance
susumu, SHIN
Left: movement , right: bird
(Birds can not fly backwards:) Birds move forward!
JLPT 3Joyo 4
observe, appearance, view, the look
KAN
Left: The bird with a bird's comb and cover ( and ) is understood as a proud cock/rooster; right: see/watch (= The eye is on legs when looking around)
The proud cock sees, that he is observed because of his appearance.
JLPT 2Joyo 5
certainly, sure, ascertain, confirm, firm
tashika, KAKU
Left: stone (Below the cliff are stones ), right: bird with a comb
The stone hit the bird with that cap! Certainly!
JLPT 1Joyo 7
joy, delight, rejoice, jubilant
yorokobu, KAN
Left: bird with comb /, right: lack (The mouth wide open of the yawning person is lacking [i.e. manners])
A bird (i.e. in a cage) is lacking joy.
JLPT 1Joyo 5
saveguard, defence, protect, defend, guard
GO
Left: word , right: (only as a radical) seize, snare (a plant weave to lure a bird underneath and grab it by hand )
(A convincing argument:) Words that seize/capture can protect you.
JLPT 2Joyo 5
miscellaneous
ZATSU, ZŌ
Left: nine , tree , right: bird
Nine trees with birds: what a miscellany!
JLPT 2Joyo 5
Level, conform, semi-, quasi-
JUN
Top: water and bird , bottom: twig (cf. )
(to be closer to the water:) The waterbirds are sitting on a twig/branch on a semi-level.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
persuade, advise, encourage
susumeru, KAN
Left: bird with double cockscomb as a proud rooster; right: force/strength (hand/arm ナ with biceps )
The proud rooster has the strength to persuade me.
JLPT 2Joyo 6
authority, right, claim, power
KEN, GON
Left: tree , right: bird with comb / like i.e. a proud rooster
At the tree there is a combed bird that claims authority.
JLPT 1Joyo 6
infer, guess, recommend, suppose, conjecture
osu, SUI
Left: hand , right: bird
His hand directly at the bird: What can be infered from this? [Does he want to catch it?]
JLPT 2Joyo 6
difficult, troublesome
muzukashii, katai, NAN
Left: var. of Han China (Water and plants in the mouth of the husband from China) [But here missing: water ], right: bird
Han-China without water is for birds really: difficult!
JLPT 1Joyo 6
be excited, stirred up, rouse
furuu, FUN
From top: big , bird , field
If something big (i.e. an eagle) is over the birds in the field, they get excited.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
connection, fiber, fasten, rope
I
Left: thread , right: bird
(Such that it does not fly away) The thread at a bird is a connection: a fiber to fasten.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
gracious, elegance, grateful
GA
Left: tusk , right: bird
A tusk at a bird would look gracious.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
obtain, acquire, seize, gain
eru, KAKU
Left: wild animal (dog on hind legs), right: (only as a radical) seize/lure into a trap (a plait/bind/basket made of plants to attract/lure a bird below for catching by hand )
The wild animal is lured into a trap to obtain it.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
harvest, crop
KAKU
Left: rice plant , right: (as a radical only) seize/lure into a trap (a plait/bind from plants to attract/lure a bird below for catching by hand )
Rice is seized (captured) during harvest.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
portable, carry with you (in hand), be concerned
tazusawaru/eru, KEI
Left: hand , right: bird , pregnancy belly (cf.: to be pregant: 孕む [はら-む], where a child comes out of that womb .)
The hand graps the bird around belly to carry it around. (i.e.: a smartphone = けいたい・でんわ.)
JLPT 2Joyo 7
employ, hire, engage
yatou, KO
Top: door , below: bird (Here: door of a shop, in which sb. is shouting for clients.)
The one in the door like a bird is an employee.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
look back, reminisce
kaerimiru, KO
Left: employ (The one in the door shouting like a bird is employee.), right: head/forehead
(An entrepreneur or business owner is proactive and energetic, but:) The employee's head looks back.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
event, organize, festivities, social gathering
moyōsu, SAI
Left: person , right: mountain and bird
When a person climbs the mountain, he can (together with the birds) organize an event.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
female, feminine
mesu, me, SHI
Left: this 此 (to stop , sitting person ) right: bird
The stop-and-sit-bird is the female and the male is the ten-nose-bird.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
quasi-, half-(finished)
JUN
Left: ice , right: bird
An ice-bird is only a quasi-bird?
JLPT 1Joyo 7
char, scorch, burn, in a hurry, impatience
kogeru/gasu, aseru, jireru, SHŌ
Top: bird , below: fire
The bird on the fire: burning with impatience.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
hidden reef
SHŌ
Left: stone , right: charcoal, scorching, fret (a bird on fire turns into: charcoal)
These stones are (as bad) as scorching: At a hidden reef.
JLPT 2Joyo 7
one out of a pair, quantifier (for ships)
SEKI
Top: bird , below: hand
Some birds (i.e. ducks) and also hands always come in a pair.
JLPT 2Joyo 7
wash, rinse
TAKU
Left: water , right: (Chinese only: to wash) (wings , bird )
With water it (becomes as clean) as the wings of a bird, when we are: washing.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
rob, take by force, snatch away, plunder
ubau, DATSU
From top: big , bird , skillful hand
For a big bird you need a skillful hand, for robbing it.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
young, immature, infantile
CHI
Left: rice plant , right: bird
(For nest-building) Rice plants are used by birds for their youngs.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
leap, rush, jump, dance
odoru, YAKU
Left: foot (kneecap and a footprint ), right: (wings and bird )
With their feet and wings, birds make their leaps.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
merely, only, just, simply
tada, YUI, I
Left: mouth , right: bird
The mouth of this bird (sings) merely.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
male, masculine, powerful, hero, leader
osu, o-,
From left: upper-arm 厷 (ten , nose ), bird
The ten-nose-bird is the male and the female is the stop-and-sit-bird.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
protect, embrace, hug

Left: hand , right: lid , connection (Use a thread to bind bird for making a connection.)
With a hand, a cover or a thread (for tying up) a bird can be protected.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
gauze, net, thin silk
RA
Top: net , below: connection, fiber (The thread at the bird is its connection [.. such that it does not fly away].)
A net made of fibers of thin silk.
JLPT 1Joyo 7
separate, leave, apart
hanareru/su, RI
Left: 离 (lid , bad luck (here: marked container), var. of scorpion (only hind legs , sting ), right: bird
Puts the lid on the container, because otherwise the scorpions and birds would leave.
JLPT -Joyo 7
piled up, stack, heap
TAI
Left: earth , right: bird
(Birds prefer elevated spots:) On this earth birds are sitting: On sth. piled up.
JLPT -Joyo 7
who (question word)
dare,
Left: word (sound waves out of mouth ), right: bird
(You can't see the speaker, so you can only guess who spoke:) Words like from 'birds', but by whom?
JLPT -Joyo 7
oak variety, hammer, vertebra
TSUI
Left: tree , right: bird
The tree with that bird is a kind of oak.
JLPT -Joyo 7
crane (the bird)
tsuru,
Left: bird with a comb , right: bird (Image of a bird with head , wrings , tail feather フ and talons )
A bird with that comb is this bird: the crane.

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