Results, 燕雀鴻鵠

燕雀鴻鵠【えんじゃくこうこくenjakukoukoku】

expression:

  • How can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); Only a hero can understand a hero - four character idiom

Kanji definition:

燕
人名用

エンEN・つばめtsubame・つばくらtsubakura・つばくろtsubakuro

swallow (bird)

➜
鷰
Strokes:
16
Radical:
火灬 fire
SKIP:
2-4-12
UTF:
71d5
JIS208:
17-77
Hangul:
연 [yeon]
Pinyin:
yàn / yān
Stroke order:
Example words:
燕の巣【つばめのすtsubamenosu】
swallow's nest; / swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
燕雀【えんじゃくenjaku】
small birds
燕巣【えんそうensou】
swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup); edible bird's nest
虎燕拳【こえんけんkoenken】
Tiger Swallow Fist
燕脂【えんじenji】
dark-red pigment; rouge; / dark red; deep red; / cochineal
雀
人名用

ジャクJAKU・ジャンJAN・サクSAKU・シャクSHAKU・すずめsuzume

sparrow

Strokes:
11
Radical:
隹 small bird
SKIP:
4-11-2
UTF:
96c0
JIS208:
31-93
Nanori:
ざくzaku
Hangul:
작 [jag]
Pinyin:
què / qiāo / qiǎo
Stroke order:
Example words:
雀【すずめsuzume】
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); / talkative person; knowledgeable person
麻雀【マージャンMAAJAN】
mahjong; mah-jongg
雀牌【ジャンパイJANPAI】
mahjong tile
孔雀石【くじゃくせきkujakuseki】
malachite
燕雀【えんじゃくenjaku】
small birds
鴻
人名用JLPTN1

コウKOU・ゴウGOU・おおとりootori・ひしくいhishikui・おおがりoogari

large bird; wild goose; large; great; powerful; prosperous

Strokes:
17
Radical:
鳥 bird
SKIP:
1-3-14
UTF:
9d3b
JIS208:
25-67
Hangul:
홍 [hong]
Pinyin:
hóng
Stroke order:
Example words:
燕雀鴻鵠【えんじゃくこうこくenjakukoukoku】
How can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); Only a hero can understand a hero
鴻【おおとりootori】
large bird; / peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); / fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
鴻基【こうきkouki】
foundation of a great project; base of a great enterprise
鴻業【こうぎょうkougyou】
glorious achievement
鴻毛【こうもうkoumou】
something extremely light; / feather of a large bird
鵠

コクKOKU・コウKOU・くぐいkugui・まとmato

swan

Strokes:
18
Radical:
鳥 bird
SKIP:
1-7-11
UTF:
9d60
JIS208:
25-84
Hangul:
곡 [gog]
Pinyin:
hú / gǔ
Stroke order:
Alternative stroke order:
Example words:
正鵠【せいこくseikoku】
bull's-eye; mark; point
燕雀鴻鵠【えんじゃくこうこくenjakukoukoku】
How can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); Only a hero can understand a hero
鵠【くぐいkugui】
swan
正鵠を射る【せいこくをいるseikokuwoiru】
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
正鵠を得る【せいこくをえるseikokuwoeru】
to hit the mark

Kanji

燕

エンEN・つばめtsubame・つばくらtsubakura・つばくろtsubakuro

swallow (bird)

雀

ジャクJAKU・ジャンJAN・サクSAKU・シャクSHAKU・すずめsuzume

sparrow


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