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巣
巣 stroke order
nest
rookery
hive
cobweb
den
Component Radicals
2-3-8
Jōyō 4
JLPT 1
KKD 2861
Tuttle 570
ソウ
す
す.くう
Related Kanji
勦
樔
剿
菓
栖
裹
彙
単
稽
戦
Word/Phrase Reading Meaning
巣 栖 す
  • nest
  • rookery
  • breeding place
    		•
    古巣 ふるす
  • old haunts
  • former homes
    		•
    卵巣 らんそう
  • ovary
    		•
    巣立つ すだつ
  • to leave the nest
    		•
    営巣 えいそう
  • building a nest
    		•
    病巣 びょうそう
  • focus
  • nidus
  • lesion
    		•
    空き巣 空巣 明き巣 あきす
  • empty house
    		•
    巣箱 すばこ
  • nest box
  • (bee) hive
  • frame
    		•
    巣立ち すだち
  • leaving the nest
  • becoming independent
    		•
    巣食う 巣くう すくう
  • to build (a nest)
  • to nest
    		•
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