Search Terms: *巣
Dictionary results(showing 24 results)
noun
1.
nest, rookery, breeding place, hive
2.
den
3.
haunt
4.
(spider's) web
See also:蜘蛛の巣
Other readings:
栖【す】
noun
1.
empty nest
2.
empty house, empty home
3.
burglary (of an empty house), burglar (who targets empty houses), sneak thief, prowler(abbreviation)
See also:空き巣狙い
Other readings:
空巣【あきす】
、明き巣【あきす】
noun
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Other readings:
燕巣【えんず】
noun
•
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)(usually kana)
Other readings:
かけす《懸け巣》
、カケス
noun
•
homing (instinct)
Other readings:
帰巣【きすう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
expression, noun
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spiderweb, spider web, spider's web, cobweb
Other readings:
クモの巣【クモのす】
、くもの巣【くものす】
noun
1.
swallow's nest
2.
swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)(food term)
Other readings:
燕の巣【つばめのす】
noun
1.
beehive, hive, honeycomb
2.
something full of holes, Swiss cheese(idiom )
3.
honeycomb tripe, wall of a cow's second stomach(food term)
4.
cast iron anvil stand(obsolete)