漢字城 Kanji Fortress

鳥 bird

On'yomi
チョウ
Kun'yomi
とり
Strokes
11
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
鳥 is written in 11 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

The four little fire dots at the bottom are tail feathers fanning out below a beaked head — a bird perched and ready to fly.

A common word

  • 鳥 とり bird

Example sentences

  • きのうえにとりがいます。

    There's a bird up in the tree.

  • あさ、とりのこえでめがさめました。

    I woke up to the sound of birds in the morning.

Don't confuse it with

  • 島 island N2

Kanji that share a part

灬 is a component. 22 kanji share it in all.