巣 – nest, rookery, hive

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The kanji 巣 means nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ソウ (sou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is す、す.くう (su, sukuu). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 巛 (no. 47).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ソウ	sou
Kun’yomi	す	su
Kun’yomi	す.くう	sukuu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 巛 (Kangxi radical 47). Components: 尚・田・木.

Words using 巣

巣すnest

Example sentences

ミツバチは、においのサンプルを巣に持ち帰ることによって食糧のありかを伝える。

Bees communicate the location of food by carrying odor samples back to the hive.

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クモはいつも自分たちの巣を３次元に織る。

Spiders always weave their webs in three dimensions.

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Kanji with the same radical

川州巡

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