Keyword
nest
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig2077
Old form
Readings
(83%)
そう
(15%)
Composed of
tiny hairs
fruit
Used in vocabulary (91 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; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
nesting hole; burrow; den
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
old haunts; former homes
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
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.
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
homing (instinct)
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
building a nest
burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses); sneak thief; prowler
nesting place; nesting site; nesting grounds
to build (a nest); to nest
metastatic lesion
hive; beehive; skep
homing instinct
stay-at-home demand (e.g. during the COVID-19 pandemic)
burglary (carried out while a house is temporarily vacated)
ovarian cancer; ovarian carcinoma
Chaohu City
cryptorchidism; undescended testicle
floating nest
burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses); sneak thief; prowler
leaving the nest; (fig.) becoming independent of one's parents
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
orchitis; inflammation of the testes
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
swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup); edible bird's nest
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
nesting hole; burrow; den
floating nest
rat's nest
testicular cancer; testicular tumor (tumour); orchioncus
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
divine spirit of creation
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses); sneak thief; prowler
changing nests; changing one's place of merriment
changing nests; changing one's place of merriment
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
blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
Lidth's jay (Garrulus lidthi)
inflamed part; site of inflammation
setting (of a hen)
hiding in the nest
setting hen
cryptorchidism; undescended testis; retained testis
ovarian tissue freezing; ovarian cryopreservation
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)
Rhizopus (saprobic fungus)
Examples (18 in total)
Those birds build their nests in the summer and fly to the south in the winter.
The bird is in its nest.
Put it back in the nest.