啄
啄: peck
peck; pick at
10 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
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タク・ツク・トク
Kunついばむ・つつく
啄木鳥 (woodpecker) is read as a whole, きつつき; the verb 啄む (ついばむ) is the usual kun use. In names it is たく.
Key words
啄むついばむto peck; to pick at
啄木鳥きつつきwoodpecker
啐啄同時そったくどうじperfect meeting of teacher and pupil
Example sentences
小鳥が窓辺で、パンくずを啄んでいる。
A little bird is pecking at bread crumbs on the windowsill.
森の中で、啄木鳥が木をたたく音が聞こえた。
In the forest, I heard the sound of a woodpecker tapping a tree.
弟の名前は啄也で、たくやと読みます。
My younger brother's name is written 啄也 and read Takuya.