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U+51E7, 凧
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-51E7

[U+51E6]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+51E8]

Translingual

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Han character

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(Kangxi radical 16, +3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 竹弓中月 (HNLB), composition 𠘨)

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 134, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1749
  • Dae Jaweon: page 299, character 19
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 276, character 11
  • Unihan data for U+51E7

Japanese

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凧 (tako)

Glyph origin

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A 国字 (kokuji, Japanese-coined character).

Kanji

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(Jinmeiyō kanji)

Readings

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  • Kun: たこ (tako, )いかのぼり (ikanobori, )

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
たこ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
紙鳶

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(たこ) (tako

  1. kite (a tethered object lifted by wind)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
紙鳶

From 烏賊(いか) (ika, squid), due to kites looking like squids.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いか) (ika

  1. (Kansai) kite
Synonyms
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  • (たこ) (tako)
  • (いかのぼり) (ikanobori)

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
いかのぼり
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
紙鳶

烏賊(いか) (ika, squid) + (のぼり) (nobori, flag, banner)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いかのぼり) (ikanobori

  1. kite

Etymology 4

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Kanji in this term
はた
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

From (はた) (hata, flag).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(はた) (hata

  1. kite

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN