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巣 means 'nest'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 1683   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-28    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 19 words   Used in 63 words   Used in 306 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ソウ
Kun
   す a nest
Additional readings
Kun    すくう
Variants
巢  
Notes
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Nests—they’re not just for the birds. Spiders, bees, and even dragons live in homes symbolized by 巣. Humans, too, inhabit “nests” until they leave their parents’ home (a move expressed with 巣). Find out about nest-building agreements between crows and people. Learn to discuss feelings strongly rooted in the heart. And see why 巣 is embroiled in a radical controversy.
Components
⿱  ⺍ (小) small  果 result; fruit; bear fruit  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 巣 is used 8 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 巣 is used 56 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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ソウ : 26 words FIND ALL
ら ん そ う 0
ovary
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す : 29 words FIND ALL
す 1 す 0
noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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す (read as ず) : 1 word FIND ALL
え ん ず 0
noun
swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup); edible bird's nest  (see also: ツバメの巣; obscure term)
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An additional 6 less common words include 巣 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 560 (originally: 1521)  Joy o' Kanji : 1521  Key to Kanji: 658 

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巣
ソウ   す a nest   
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⺍
small
果
カ    result   はたす to carry out   はて end, extremity   はてる to come to an end   
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田
デン   た rice field   
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
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