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What does the kanji 鴻 mean?

鴻 means wild goose; great, magnificent. On'yomi コウ、ゴウ. Kun'yomi おおとり、ひしくい、おおがり.

Quick facts
On'yomiコウ、ゴウ
Kun'yomiおおとり、ひしくい、おおがり
Strokes17
Main radical鳥
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi コウ、ゴウKun'yomi おおとり、ひしくい、おおがり
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework17 strokes

wild goose; great, magnificent

Memory hook

The great bird (鳥) flying over the worked (工) river — LARGE WILD GOOSE, GRAND.

Main radical

鳥bird 11 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 17 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.