Search Terms: *燕*
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noun
1.
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family), martin(usually kana)
2.
barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
3.
younger man involved with an older woman, boy toy
See also:若い燕
Other readings:
つばくらめ《燕》[1]
、つばくら《燕》[1]
、つばくろ《燕》[1]
、ツバメ
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
white-rumped swift (Apus caffer)(usually kana)
Other readings:
アフリカコシジロアマツバメ
noun
1.
swift (any bird of family Apodidae)(usually kana)
2.
fork-tailed swift (Apus pacificus)
Other readings:
アマツバメ
noun
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Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
イワツバメ
noun
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storm petrel (any bird of family Hydrobatidae)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ウミツバメ
noun
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Other readings:
イェンウオ
えんじゃくいずくこうこくこころざしし
enjakuizukunzokoukokunokokorozashiwoshiran-ya
expression
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only a hero can understand a hero, swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans(proverb)
See also:燕雀鴻鵠
expression
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how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix), only a hero can understand a hero(yojijukugo)
noun
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Protectorate General to Pacify the North, Tang-period Chinese office established in Inner Mongolia in 669 CE
See also:都護府
noun
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Other readings:
燕巣【えんず】
noun
1.
wild oat (Avena fatua), wild oats(usually kana)
2.
oat (Avena sativa), oats(esp. 燕麦)
Other readings:
からすむぎ《燕麦》
、からすむぎ《からす麦》
、からすむぎ《烏麦》
、カラスむぎ《カラス麦》
、カラスムギ
、エンバク
noun
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rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)(usually kana)
Other readings:
かきつばた《燕子花》
、かきつばた《燕子》[1]
、カキツバタ
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
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imitation that looks identical to the original, fake causing the original to lose value(yojijukugo)