This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コウ、ゴウ、おおとり、ひしくい、おおがり
Romaji: kou, gou, ootori, hishikui, oogari
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

large bird, wild goose, large, great, powerful, prosperous

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  196
Frequency:  2111
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-14
Korean Reading:  hong
Chinese Reading:  hong2
Unicode:  9d3b
JIS:  3963

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2722
New Nelson Index: 6963
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a14.2
Four Corner Index: 3712.7
Japanese Names Index: 2614
Daikanwanjiten Index: 46874
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0823
Remembering the kanji Index: 2313
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 542
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 710
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2406
Kodansha Kanji Index: 977

Words

(ひしくい、ヒシクイ)
bean goose (Anser fabalis)
燕雀鴻鵠 (えんじゃくこうこく)
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
鴻業 (こうぎょう)
glorious achievement
大鳥 (おおとり)
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
鴻基 (こうき)
foundation of a great project; base of a great enterprise
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