Moto 巣: Nest; Rookery; HiveKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ソウ
- Kun'yomi
- す、す(くう)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 84 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ソウ)
- 卵巣らんそうovary
- 営巣えいそうbuilding a nest
- 病巣びょうそうfocus; nidus
- 停留精巣ていりゅうせいそうcryptorchidism; undescended testicle
- 卵巣凍結らんそうとうけつovarian tissue freezing; ovarian cryopreservation
- 卵巣摘出らんそうてきしゅつoophorectomy; ovariectomy
- 卵巣炎らんそうえんovaritis
- 卵巣癌らんそうがんovarian cancer; ovarian carcinoma
- 営巣地えいそうちnesting place; nesting site
- 多嚢胞性卵巣症候群たのうほうせいらんそうしょうこうぐんpolycystic ovary syndrome
- 巣窟そうくつden; haunt
- 帰巣きそうhoming (instinct)
- 帰巣性きそうせいhoming instinct
- 帰巣本能きそうほんのうhoming instinct
- 潜在精巣せんざいせいそうcryptorchidism; undescended testis
- 炎症病巣えんしょうびょうそうinflamed part; site of inflammation
- 燕巣えんそうswift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup); edible bird's nest
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 巣すnest; rookery
- 古巣ふるすold haunts; former homes
- 巣くうすくうto build (a nest); to nest
- 巣立ちすだちleaving the nest
- 巣立つすだつto leave the nest
- 巣箱すばこbirdhouse; nest box
- 空き巣あきすempty nest
- くもの巣くものすspiderweb; spider web
- くもの巣理論くものすりろんcobweb theorem
- てんぐ巣病てんぐすびょうwitches' broom (plant disease); hexenbesen
- ツバメの巣ツバメのすswallow's nest
- 天狗巣病てんぐすびょうwitches' broom (plant disease); hexenbesen
- 巣ごもりすごもりnesting; hibernation
- 巣ごもり消費すごもりしょうひconsumption of goods and services by young working adults who live at home, with their basic living expenses covered by their parents; nest-dweller consumption
- 巣ごもるすごもるto nest
- 巣をくうすをくうto build (a nest); to nest
- 巣作りすづくりnest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
- 巣孔すあなnesting hole; burrow
- 巣引きすびきsetting (of a hen)
- 巣換えすがえchanging nests
- 巣替えすがえchanging nests
- 巣穴すあなnesting hole; burrow
- 巣篭もりすごもりnesting; hibernation
- 巣篭りすごもりnesting; hibernation
- 巣籠もりすごもりnesting; hibernation
- 巣籠もり消費すごもりしょうひconsumption of goods and services by young working adults who live at home, with their basic living expenses covered by their parents; nest-dweller consumption
- 巣籠りすごもりnesting; hibernation
- 巣籠るすごもるto nest
- 巣隠れすがくれhiding in the nest
- 巣雛すひなnestling
- 巣離れすばなれleaving the nest; becoming independent of one's parents
- 巣食うすくうto build (a nest); to nest
- 巣鶏すどりsetting hen
- 愛の巣あいのすlove nest
- 懸け巣かけすEurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
- 明き巣あきすempty nest
- 浮き巣うきすfloating nest
Other readings
- クモの巣くものすspiderweb; spider web
- テング巣病てんぐすびょうwitches' broom (plant disease); hexenbesen
- 原発巣げんぱつそうprimary lesion
- 懸巣かけすEurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
- 浮巣うきすfloating nest
- 燕の巣ツバメのすswallow's nest
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