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とり

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bird — 鳥
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とり

tori

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JLPT N4
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Animal
Browse words for animals
Animal
Food
Food term
Food
  1. bird

    EXAMPLE
    それは(とり)です。
    It's a bird.
  2. bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

    EXAMPLE
    今日(きょう)晩飯(ばんめし)(とり)
    Today's dinner is chicken

Full entry for 鳥

わた
どり

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migratory bird; bird of passage — 渡り鳥
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わた
どり

wataridori

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Noun (common)
  1. migratory bird; bird of passage

Full entry for 渡り鳥

こえ

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voice — 声
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こえ

koe

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JLPT N4
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Noun (common)
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  1. voice

    EXAMPLE
    彼女(かのじょ)(こえ)(あら)げた。
    She raised her voice.
  2. singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot

    EXAMPLE
    (とり)()(ごえ)
    Birdsong
  3. voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will

  4. sound

  5. sense (of something's arrival); feeling

  6. voice; voiced sound

Full entry for 声

いきお

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force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life — 勢い
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いきお

ikioi

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  1. force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. influence; authority; power; might

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    台風(たいふう)(いきお)いは、(おとろ)えた。
    The typhoon's power became weaker.
  3. impetus; momentum; course (of events)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  4. naturally; necessarily

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb

Full entry for 勢い

たまご

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eggs; egg; spawn; roe — 卵
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たまご

tamago

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Food
Food term
Food
  1. eggs; egg; spawn; roe

    EXAMPLE
    (たまご)(きら)いです。
    I dislike eggs.
  2. (hen's) egg

  3. (an expert) in the making

  4. beginning; origin; infancy

Full entry for 卵

きょう
ぶか

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kyoumibukai

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Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
  1. very interesting; of great interest

Full entry for 興味深い

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とも

tomoni

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Written w/ kanji only
  1. together; jointly

  2. at the same time; with; as ...; including; along with

  3. both

Full entry for 共に

ポール

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pooru

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Noun (common)
  1. pole

  2. poll

Full entry for ポール

はね

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feather; plume; down — 羽
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はね

hane

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. feather; plume; down

    EXAMPLE
    (はね)(とり)固有(こゆう)のものだ。
    Feathers are peculiar to birds.
  2. wing

    EXAMPLE
    ダチョウは(はね)があるが()べない。
    The ostrich has wings, but it cannot fly.
  3. blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.)

  4. shuttlecock (in badminton)

  5. shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)

  6. arrow feathers

Full entry for 羽

のき

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noki

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. eaves

  2. narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

Full entry for 軒

えだ

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branch; bow; bough; twig; limb — 枝
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えだ

eda

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. branch; bow; bough; twig; limb

    EXAMPLE
    (えだ)()らないで。
    Don't break the branches.

Full entry for 枝

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to fly; to soar — 飛ぶ
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tobu

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JLPT N2
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Godan verb w/ ぶ ending
Godan verb with 'bu' ending
Godan verb w/ ぶ ending
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
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  1. to fly; to soar

    EXAMPLE
    (とり)はなぜ()べるの?
    Why can birds fly?
  2. to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop

  3. to spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)

    EXAMPLE
    (あぶら)()ぶので()をつけて()げてください
    As oil will spatter, please be careful with deep frying
  4. to hurry; to rush

  5. to flee; to run off; to escape

  6. to disappear; to vanish; to fade; to thin out

  7. to break off; to come off; to fall off; to blow (of a fuse)

Full entry for 飛ぶ

ゆう

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koyuu

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の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-

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    (はね)(とり)固有(こゆう)のものだ。
    Feathers are peculiar to birds.

Full entry for 固有

ほん
のう

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のう

honnou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. instinct

Full entry for 本能

める
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to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at — 眺める
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める
なが

nagameru

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Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at

  2. to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery)

  3. to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe

Full entry for 眺める

まる

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop — 止まる
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まる

tomaru

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Godan verb w/ る ending
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Godan verb w/ る ending
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
  1. to stop (moving); to come to a stop

  2. to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended

  3. to alight; to perch on

Full entry for 止まる

ちょう
きょ

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きょ

choukyori

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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の-adj.
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の-adj.
  1. long distance; long haul

Full entry for 長距離

ふえ

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flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet — 笛
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ふえ

fue

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet

  2. whistle

Full entry for 笛

かご

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basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage — 籠
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かご

kago

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Written w/ kanji only
  1. basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

Full entry for 籠

こん
ちゅう

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insect; bug — 昆虫
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こん
ちゅう

konchuu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
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の-adj.
  1. insect; bug

Full entry for 昆虫

はと

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hato

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. pigeon; dove

Full entry for 鳩

きょう
りゅう

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りゅう

kyouryuu

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Noun (common)
  1. dinosaur

Full entry for 恐竜

かっ
そう

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そう

kassou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); glide; slide

  2. taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run

Full entry for 滑走

こく
もつ

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grain; cereal; corn — 穀物
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こく
もつ

kokumotsu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
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の-adj.
  1. grain; cereal; corn

Full entry for 穀物

たか

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たか

taka

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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  1. falcon (Falconidae spp.); hawk

Full entry for 鷹

りょう

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ryou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. hunting; shooting

  2. game; quarry

Full entry for 猟

ひよこ

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young bird; chick — 雛
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ひよこ

hiyoko

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. young bird; chick

    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
  2. hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

  3. green; wet behind the ears; juvenile

Full entry for 雛

ほう

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shihou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions

  2. surroundings

  3. many countries; the whole world

  4. all around; here and there

  5. square; quadrilateral; four-sided figure

  6. four sides (of a square)

Full entry for 四方

ごえ

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nakigoe

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine; meow

Full entry for 鳴き声

しき

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しき

shikii

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Noun (common)
  1. threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

Full entry for 敷居

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naku

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    Full entry for 鳴く

    よう
    ちゅう

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    よう
    ちゅう

    youchuu

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    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
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    の-adj.
    1. larva; grub; maggot

    Full entry for 幼虫

    ミネソタ

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    ミネソタ

    minesota

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. Minnesota

    Full entry for ミネソタ

    トーテムポール

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    totem pole — トーテムポール
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    トーテムポール

    tootemupooru

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. totem pole

    Full entry for トーテムポール

    トーテム

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    トーテム

    tootemu

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. totem

    Full entry for トーテム

    すぐそこ

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    すぐそこ

    sugusoko

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    1. close by; right there; short distance away; a hop, skip and jump away

    2. at once; as soon as possible; immediately

    Full entry for すぐそこ

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