Kanji details for 鴻
鴻
Common kanji
Uses 17 strokes
Jinmeiyou Kanji (used in names)
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Jinmeiyou Kanji (used in names)
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large bird, wild goose, large, great, powerful, prosperous
KUN:
- おおとりootori
- ひしくいhishikui
- おおがりoogari
ON:
- コウkou
- ゴウgou
Example words(showing 1-10 of 13 results)
えんじゃくいずくこうこくこころざしし
enjakuizukunzokoukokunokokorozashiwoshiran-ya
expression
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only a hero can understand a hero, swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans(proverb)
See also:燕雀鴻鵠
expression
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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(yojijukugo)
noun
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foundation of a great project, base of a great enterprise
Other readings:
洪基【こうき】
noun
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great model, great example (esp. of governing the world)
All readings:
洪範【こうはん】
、鴻範【こうはん】