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雀 Knowledgeable person - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
English: Knowledgeable person
Kunyomi:
Nanori: ざく
Radical:
Kanji: 雀 (11 Strokes)
Grade Level: 9
JLPT Level: ---
Frequency Rank: 1856
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Different Meanings:

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

すずめちゃ :: 雀茶 Light brown (traditional Japanese color name)

きんしじゃく :: 金糸雀 Canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)

うんもんすずめ :: 雲紋雀 Callambulyx tatarinovii (species of hawk moth)

じゅうにから :: 十二雀 Willow tit (Parus montanus)

ぎんようえにしだ :: 銀葉金雀枝 Atlas broom (Argyrocytisus battandieri)

すずめのこびえ :: 雀の子稗 Kodo millet (Paspalum scrobiculatum)

すずめのこ :: 雀の子 Sparrow chick (kigo)

おとめくじゃく :: 乙女孔雀 Adiantum edgeworthii (species of maidenhair fern)

いえすずめ :: 家雀 House sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

すずめのせんこえつるのひとこえ :: 雀の千声鶴の一声 One thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane

すずめのせんこえつるのひとこえ :: 雀の千声鶴の一声 The word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools

もんぜんじゃくらをはる :: 門前雀羅を張る To set a sparrow net in front of the gate


Using 雀 in sentences:

(Japanese) ここの給料は、の涙程度よ。

(English) The pay here is a joke.

(Japanese) トムとメアリーは麻してるよ。

(English) Tom and Mary are playing mahjong.

(Japanese) 麻が好きなんですよ。

(English) I like mahjong.

(Japanese) 「昨夜、遅くまでごそごそしてたわね。何時に寝たの?」「五時。だって、前の日に麻しててさぁ、寝たのが明け方で起きたの夕方の5時過ぎだったんだよ。寝れなくて」「なるほどね、朝日と共に寝て、夕日と共に起きるってことね。大学生ならではだよね」

(English) You were fumbling about until late last night, weren't you? What time did you go to bed? "Five o'clock. It's because I was playing mahjong the day before. I went to sleep at dawn and got up at 5 in the evening. I couldn't sleep during the night." "I see. So going to sleep with the rising sun and waking with the setting sun. Something you'd only find a university student doing."

(Japanese) 麻の打ち方って、わかる?

(English) Do you know how to play mahjong?


How do you say Knowledgeable person in Japanese?

Answer: 雀


How many kanji strokes does 雀 have?

Answer: 11


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