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
peck, pick up
tree, wood
bird, chicken
Example sentences(showing 1 results)

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