Definition of 啄木鳥 (きつつき)

noun
•
woodpecker(usually kana)
Other readings:
たくぼくちょう《啄木鳥》
、
けら《啄木鳥》[1]
、
けらつつき《啄木鳥》[1]
、
キツツキ
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
Related Kanji
啄 peck, pick up
木 tree, wood
鳥 bird, chicken
Example sentences(showing 1 results)

Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there