21 strokes 

• widower, unmarried man

21 strokes 

• yellowtail

21 strokes 

• type of fish, mullet

21 strokes 

• sandfish, (kokuji)

21 strokes 

• nightingale

21 strokes 

• crested flycatcher, peewee

Jinmeiyō kanji (jōyō variant)  21 strokes 

• chicken

21 strokes 

• waterfowl which flies high but not against the wind

21 strokes 

• falcon, eagle

21 strokes 

• siskin, greenfinch, light yellow-green