Hana no Nihongo

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Let’s learn Japanese kanji 雀 !

今回の漢字は『雀』です。

雀 - すずめ sparrow

孔雀 - くじゃく peafowl (peacock, peahen) 🦚

雀色 - すずめいろ reddish brown colour

孔雀石 - くじゃくせき malachite

燕雀 - えんじゃく small birds (lit. barn swallows and sparrows)

※ 麻雀 - マージャン (a game of) mahjong 🀄️

※ ジャン牌 - ジャンパイ a mahjong tile 🀄️

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P.S. Did you know that the upper part of this character forms the kanji meaning 'few’ or ‘little‘, and the bottom one is the radical meaning ‘bird’? 🐦

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