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How do you read 雀 in Japanese?
A familiar little bird in kanji.
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Read it as the name of a small bird often seen near homes.
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A small brown bird whose chirping is written チュンチュン in Japanese.
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kanji with 少 over 隹
small bird 11 stroke kanji
隹 with a shape like 少 above it
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雀 has 11 strokes and the radical 隹 (short-tailed bird). Radicals are dictionary classifications. The shape-based search phrases below provide other lookup clues.
雀11 strokes / radical: 隹 (short-tailed bird)
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The answer is
すずめ
suzume
雀
Understand the meaning
English translationSparrow
The Eurasian tree sparrow, commonly seen near homes, with a chestnut head and a black patch on each white cheek.
See it in a sentence
庭の柵に雀が止まり、こちらを見て首をかしげた。A sparrow perched on the garden fence and tilted its head toward me.
A way to remember
The lower part is the bird radical 隹. A bird-related kanji need not contain 鳥.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 雀
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Using 雀
雀がさえずる and 雀が集まる describe a familiar bird. Add where you saw it, such as by a window or beside a path.
例：駅前の植え込みから、数羽の雀が一斉に飛び立った。
Several sparrows took off together from the shrubs outside the station.
Reading and meaning in context
Here すずめ names the bird. The dictionary also lists figurative uses for people, so check the sense in a description of a person.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 雀
Explanation checked on 2026-10-23. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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