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Search Terms: *鳥*
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expression
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killing two birds with one stone(yojijukugo)
noun
1.
yakitori, chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer
2.
grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow)(obsolete)
3.
failing to win a single hand during a half-game(mahjong term)
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焼鳥【やきとり】
noun
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turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
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シチメンチョウ
noun
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gooseflesh, goose pimples, goose bumps
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鶏肌【とりはだ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
beauties of nature, the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics(yojijukugo)
See also:花鳥諷詠
2.
artistic pursuits involving nature themes
noun
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black swan (Cygnus atratus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
コクチョウ
expression, noun
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bluebird of happiness(from the play The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck)
noun
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Japanese green woodpecker (Picus awokera), Japanese woodpecker, wavy-bellied woodpecker(usually kana)
Other readings:
アオゲラ
Notes:
- gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
noun
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Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana), Count Raggi's bird-of-paradise(usually kana)
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アカカザリフウチョウ
noun
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great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)(usually kana)
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アカゲラ
expression, Godan-tsu verb
1.
for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to)(idiom )
expression
2.
(deciding to do something) abruptly, at the turn of a dime(idiom )(usu. as 足元から鳥が立つように)
noun
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brambling (bird) (Fringilla montifringilla)(usually kana)
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あとり《獦子鳥》[1]
、アトリ
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
expression
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don't judge a book by its cover(proverb)
noun
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albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
あほうどり《あほう鳥》
、あほうどり《阿呆鳥》
、あほうどり《阿房鳥》
、しんてんおう《信天翁》
、アホウドリ
noun
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American wigeon (Anas americana)(usually kana)
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アメリカヒドリ
noun
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オヤナシドリ
noun
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Thamnophilidae, family comprising the antbirds
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蟻鳥科【ありどりか】
noun
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Anna's woodpecker (Calypte anna)(usually kana)
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アンナハチドリ
noun
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long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)(usually kana)
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イカルチドリ
noun
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stone curlew, thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus)(usually kana)
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イシチドリ
expression
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noun
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noun
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ウーロン《烏竜》
、ウーロン《鳥龍》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
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oolong tea
Other readings:
烏竜茶【ウーロンちゃ】
、烏龍茶【ウーロンちゃ】
、鳥龍茶【ウーロンちゃ】[1]
、鳥竜茶【ウーロンちゃ】[1]
、ウーロンチャ
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
Ubume, birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
2.
woman in late pregnancy, woman on the point of giving birth(obscure)(only relevant for 産女 and 孕女)
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姑獲鳥【うぶめ】
、孕女【うぶめ】
noun
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turaco (any bird of family Musophagidae, esp. the Knysna turaco, Tauraco corythaix), touraco, loerie, lourie(usually kana)
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エボシドリ
noun
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white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)(usually kana)
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オオアカゲラ
noun
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common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)(usually kana)
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オオクロムクドリモドキ
noun
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great frigatebird (Fregata minor)(usually kana)
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オオグンカンドリ
noun
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Oriental plover (Charadrius veredus), Oriental dotterel(usually kana)
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オオチドリ
noun
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whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)(usually kana)
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オオハクチョウ
noun
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streaked shearwater (species of seabird, Calonectris leucomelas)(usually kana)
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おおみずなぎどり《大水凪鳥》
、オオミズナギドリ
noun
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greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)(usually kana)
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オオメダイチドリ
noun
1.
decoy (for hunting), stool(usually kana)
2.
lure, decoy, stool pigeon, trap(usually kana)(only relevant for おとり)
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おとり《媒鳥》
、ばいちょう《媒鳥》
noun
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long-tailed cock, long-tailed fowl (variety of chicken)
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尾長鳥【おながどり】
、オナガドリ
noun
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olivaceous piculet (species of bird, Picumnus olivaceus)(usually kana)
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オリーブヒメキツツキ
noun
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cock, rooster, chanticleer(usually kana)
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おんどり《雄鳥》
、おんどり《牡鶏》
、おんどり《おん鳥》
、おんどり《おん鶏》
、おんどり《牡鳥》
、オンドリ
noun
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mysterious bird, strange bird, eerie bird, monster that has taken the form of a bird
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怪鳥【けちょう】
、化鳥【けちょう】
noun
1.
black-rumped waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes)(usually kana)
2.
estrildid (any bird of family Estrildidae), waxbill
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カエデチョウ
expression, noun
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expression
1.
caged bird
2.
person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
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篭の鳥【かごのとり】
、かごの鳥【かごのとり】
noun
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painting of flowers and birds, bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
noun
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painting of flowers and birds, bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
See also:花鳥画
expression
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the beauties of nature and the harmony that exists between it and man (as the key poetic theme of a haiku)(yojijukugo)
See also:花鳥風月
noun
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booby (esp. the brown booby, Sula leucogaster), gannet(usually kana)
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カツオドリ
noun
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willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), red grouse(usually kana)
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カラフトライチョウ
noun
1.
cold-suffering bird, kankuchō, imaginary bird said to live in the Himalayas who forgets the cold of night as soon as morning comes(Buddhist term)
2.
(lazy) person who is poor at practicing asceticism, person unlikely to reach satori(idiom , derogatory, Buddhist term)
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寒苦鳥【かんくどり】
、寒苦鳥【かんくとり】
expression, Godan-ku verb
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かんこ鳥が鳴く【かんこどりがなく】
、閑子鳥が鳴く【かんこどりがなく】
noun
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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:
- gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
noun
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common hill mynah (Gracula religiosa), hill myna, myna bird(usually kana)
Other readings:
キュウカンチョウ
きゅうちょうふところいりょうしころ
kyuuchoufutokoroniirebaryoushimokorewokorosazu
expression
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even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter(proverb)
expression
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even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter(proverb)
noun
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moa (extinct, flightless bird formerly found in New Zealand)
See also:モア
noun
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Tucana (constellation), the Toucan
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巨嘴鳥座【きょしちょうざ】
noun
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zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)(usually kana)
Other readings:
きんかちょう《錦花鳥》
、キンカチョウ