Keyword
nest
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig2077
Old form巢
Readings
す
(83%)
そう
(15%)
Composed of
tiny hairs
fruit
Used in vocabulary (108 in total)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
nesting hole; burrow; den
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
old haunts; former homes
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
focus; nidus; lesion
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
Ant colony
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
stay-at-home demand (e.g. during the COVID-19 pandemic)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
ovarian cancer; ovarian carcinoma
consumption of goods and services by young working adults who live at home, with their basic living expenses covered by their parents; (lit.) nest-dweller consumption
homing (instinct)
building a nest
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses); sneak thief; prowler
nesting place; nesting site; nesting grounds
burglary (carried out while a house is temporarily vacated)
to build a nest; to nest
hive; beehive
metastatic lesion
homing instinct; homing ability
burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses); sneak thief; prowler
ovarian cancer; ovarian carcinoma
cryptorchidism; undescended testicle
floating nest
leaving the nest; (fig.) becoming independent of one's parents
aerie; aery; eyrie; eyry
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
comb honey; honeycomb
burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses); sneak thief; prowler
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
ovarian tissue freezing; ovarian cryopreservation
orchitis; inflammation of the testes
swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup); edible bird's nest
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
floating nest
nesting hole; burrow; den
testicular cancer; testicular tumor (tumour)
rat's nest
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
crane's nest tesuji; crane's nest
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
ovarian cancer; ovarian carcinoma
divine spirit of creation; god who gives birth to all things
consumption of goods and services by young working adults who live at home, with their basic living expenses covered by their parents; (lit.) nest-dweller consumption
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Lidth's jay (Garrulus lidthi)
blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
inflamed part; site of inflammation
setting (of a hen)
hiding in the nest
setting hen
cryptorchidism; undescended testis; retained testis
changing nests; changing one's place of merriment
changing nests; changing one's place of merriment
epididymitis; inflammation of the epididymis
oophorectomy; ovariectomy; ovarian resection; spay surgery
witches' broom (plant disease); hexenbesen
witches' broom (plant disease); hexenbesen
witches' broom (plant disease); hexenbesen
dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
brooding; sitting on eggs; nesting
ovarian quiescence (in cattle)
Rhizopus (saprobic fungus)
Examples (31 in total)
I also often see nests in my garden.
It might be a bear's den.
It seems like there is a nest nearby.