Meaning of 鳥 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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鳥, 禽JLPT 5
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Kana Readingとり
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Romajitori
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- bird
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
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Example Sentences
鳥, 禽, とり used in context
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「高い所って、あたしは好きだなぁ。あたしって、前世はきっと・・・飛行機だったのかな？」「普通、そこは鳥でしょうが」
I rather like heights. You know, in my last life I must have been ... an aeroplane? "Usually that would be 'bird' there."
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ひとの声に似た不気味な鳴き声、漆黒の羽、死肉を啄む姿などから、鴉は不幸に舞い降りる不吉な鳥として世界に知られています。
A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.
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４月に孵化した雛も５ヶ月になった。身体の大きさは親鳥とほぼ同じ、オス鳥のとさかが少し小さいぐらいか。
The chicks hatched in April have also become 5 months old. Their bodies are about the same size as their parents, about the only difference is that the roosters have smaller crests than their father.
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A bat is not a bird, but a mammal.
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A bat is not a bird any more than a fish is.
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Please see that the birds in the cage get water and food every day.
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