Kanji Details:
- 鳳
- Frequency:2163
- Kun: nan
- On: ホウ, フウ
- Meaning: male mythical bird
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 鳳凰 ほうおう mythical Firebird Goddess (sometimes erroneously associated with 'phoenix'), female Hinotori 鳳 おおとり feng (male Chinese phoenix) 鳳 おおとり large bird; kun (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to be able to turn into a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix) 鳳駕 ほうが imperial carriage 鳳声 ほうせい verbal message 鳳翅鐘 ほうしとう wing-rings (weapon) 鳳輦 ほうれん imperial carriage 鳳蓮草 ほうれんそう spinach 金鳳花 きんぽうげ a buttercup 鳳蝶 あげはちょう, アゲハチョウ swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)