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鳳: phoenix

phoenix; mythical bird
14 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

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In 鳳凰 (phoenix), 鳳 is the male bird and 凰 the female. 鳳 alone can read おおとり.

Key words

鳳凰ほうおうphoenix
鳳仙花ほうせんかgarden balsam
鳳雛ほうすうyoung phoenix; rising talent
鳳おおとりlarge bird; phoenix

Example sentences

On the roof of the old temple, a golden phoenix spreads its great wings.

At the end of summer, when I touched the pods of the garden balsam, the seeds popped out.

That young shogi player is called a rising talent with a bright future.

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