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Stroke Count
12 Strokes
Radical
隹 + 4 Strokes
Taught in Grade 9
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English Meaning
  1. wild goose
Readings
Kun'yomi: かり、かりがね。
On'yomi: ゲン。(Go-on Reading)
ガン。(Kan-on Reading)

Dictionary Entries for 雁

gan
kari
noun
  1. wild goose
  2. glans; head of a penis

karigane
noun
  1. call of a wild goose
  2. wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus)
  3. tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)

Stroke Order Diagrams for 雁

Construction of Character for 雁

Radicals and parts present in 雁
» Radical bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
» Part
» Part wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
Kanji variants for 雁
» Different Character
» Nonstandard Form

Kanji related to 雁

  • 使

    便

  • 宿

  • 鹿

Meanings in Other Languages for 雁

Spanish
  1. ganso salvaje, oca salvaje

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