巣 means “nest, hive, den”

す · su

Also: rookery, cobweb

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): す, すくう
On'yomi (Chinese reading): ソウ

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The story

Three chicks (⺍) peeping over a nest (田) up a tree (木): the Shuowen describes 巣 as a bird's home in a tree. 巣 is a nest, 巣箱 is a birdhouse, and every March Japan's graduates 巣立つ, leave the nest for the wider world.

Used in 巣 (su, nest), 巣立つ (sudatsu, to leave the nest), and 卵巣 (ransou, ovary)

巣 means “nest, hive, den”

The story

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