Meaning of 鸚鵡 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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鸚鵡
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Kana Readingおうむ, オウム
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Romajiōmu, ōmu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- (large) parrot (inc. the cockatoo)
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Example Sentences
鸚鵡, おうむ, オウム used in context
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インコやオウムと仲良く楽しく健やかに暮らすために、飼鳥の行動学やペットロスについて考える。
In order to live happily and healthily with parakeets or parrots, you should think about the behavioral science of domesticated birds and of pet loss.
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She keeps a parrot as a pet.
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ノースウエスタン大学の研究者、アイリーン・ペパーバーグは、オウムは人の口まねをするだけでなく言葉の意味を学ぶことができることを発見しつつある。
Irene Pepperberg, a researcher at Northwestern University, is discovering that a parrot can not only mimic people but also learn the meaning of words.
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Jack keeps a cat and a parrot at home.
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しかしペパーバーグは、そのオウムを研究することによって、動物に対する考え方が変わったといっている。
But Pepperberg says working with the parrot has already changed the way of looking at animals.
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Parrots imitate human speech.
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