Entry
  1. Noun

    cockscomb; comb; crest

    Usually written using kana alone

    ニワトリの赤く立派なトサカは性別や種類を見分けるときに役立っていると考えられている。
    The cockerel's splendid red cockscomb is thought to play a part in determining gender and breed.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

chicken

Kun
にわとりとり
On
ケイ
Strokes
19
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1901 of 2500
Radical
bird
WaniKani
Level 58

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-8-11SKIP code
11b8.4The Kanji Dictionary
2752.7Four corner code
2050deroo
9d8fUnicode hex code
1-23-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5359Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6980New Nelson (John Haig)
1768New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2221Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1158Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1577Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1947Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2097Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1669A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2821Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1548Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
47074PMorohashi
1206A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
926Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
949Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1922Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1928Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1863Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1936Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1966Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji1Pinyin reading
gyeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
58WaniKani level
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crown, best, peerless

Kun
かんむり
On
カン
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1503 of 2500
Radical
cover
WaniKani
Level 54

Built from

Used in names as

かっぷまさる

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-2-7SKIP code
2i7.2The Kanji Dictionary
3721.4Four corner code
3657deroo
51a0Unicode hex code
1-20-07JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
627Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
401New Nelson (John Haig)
2081New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2583Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1319Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1790Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
304Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
326Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1548A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
905Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1170Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1580Morohashi
1097A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1615Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1723Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1081Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1232Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1656Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
165Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
310Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
guan1, guan4Pinyin reading
gwanKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
54WaniKani level