巣

nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ソウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

すす.くう

Stroke Order

11 / 11

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:11

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1588

Vocabulary

ソウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
卵巣	ランソウ	ovary
営巣	エイソウ	building a nest
病巣	ビョウソウ	focus; nidus; lesion
炎症病巣	エンショウビョウソウ	inflamed part; site of inflammation
燕巣	エンソウ	swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup); edible bird's nest

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
古巣	ふるす	old haunts; former homes
巣	す	nest; rookery; breeding place; hive; den; haunt; (spider's) web
巣食う	すくう	to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to haunt; to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted; to luck (in one's heart)
巣箱	すばこ	birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive
巣立ち	すだち	leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

simple, one, single, merely

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naked, nude, uncovered, partially clothed

frozen, congeal, refrigerate

fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed

candy, cakes, fruit

hot water, bath, hot spring

steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely