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yàn
    yan4
yen
 tsubame(p); tsubakurame(ok); tsubakura(ok); tsubakuro(ok); tsubame(p)
    つばめ(P); つばくらめ(ok); つばくら(ok); つばくろ(ok); ツバメ(P)

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Swallow
swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴[yan4]
(1) (kana only) swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; (2) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); (3) (See 若い燕) younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy; (given name) Yasushi

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    yi4
i
 tsubasa(p); yoku
    つばさ(P); よく

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Wings
wing; area surrounding the bullseye of a target; to assist; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; old variant of 翌
(1) wing; (2) (よく only) {astron} (See 二十八宿,朱雀・すざく・2) Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (suf,ctr) (3) (よく only) (archaism) counter for birds or bird wings; (female given name) Yoku
assist


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guān
    guan1
kuan
 seki
    せき

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Guan / Kwan / Seki
mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve
(surname) Seki
To shut, a closed place, barrier, frontier; to include, concern, involve.

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què
    que4
ch`üeh
    chüeh
 suzume(p); suzume
    すずめ(P); スズメ

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Sparrow
(bound form) small bird; sparrow; also pr. [qiao3]
(1) tree sparrow (Passer montanus); (2) talkative person; knowledgeable person; (surname) Chie
a sparrow


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kūn
    kun1
k`un
    kun
 kon
    こん

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Kun
fry (newly hatched fish); legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鵬|鹏[Peng2]
{chmyth} (See 鵬) kun (giant fish said to be able to turn into a bird)


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niǎo
    niao3
niao
 yanadori
    やなどり

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Bird
bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn
(1) bird; (2) bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry; (surname) Yanadori
A bird.


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fèng
    feng4
feng
 hou / ho
    ほう

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Phoenix (male)
phoenix
(rare) (See 鳳凰) feng (male Chinese firebird); (given name) Pou
The 'phœnix' the auspicious bird.


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    he4
ho
 tsuru(p); tsuru
    つる(P); ツル

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Crane
crane
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis); (surname) Tsuruhama
The crane; the egret; translit. ha, ho.


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    hu2
hu

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Falcon
falcon; migratory bird

朱雀

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zhū què
    zhu1 que4
chu ch`üeh
    chu chüeh
 suzaku; sujaku; shujaku
    すざく; すじゃく; しゅじゃく

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Suzaku
rosefinch (genus Carpodacus)
(1) (See 四神) Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); (2) {astron} (See 二十八宿) seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens; (surname) Sujiyaku
red bird

白鳥

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 hakuchou(p); shiratori; shirotori; hakuchou / hakucho(p); shiratori; shirotori; hakucho
    はくちょう(P); しらとり; しろとり; ハクチョウ

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Swan / White Crane
(1) swan (Cygnus spp.); cygnet; (2) (しらとり, しろとり only) white-feathered bird; (place-name, surname) Hakuchō

白鶴


白鹤

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bái hè
    bai2 he4
pai ho
 hakutsuru
    はくつる

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White Crane
(bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
(company) Hakutsuru (brand of sake); (c) Hakutsuru (brand of sake)

白鸛


白鹳

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bái guàn
    bai2 guan4
pai kuan

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White Stork
(bird species of China) white stork (Ciconia ciconia)

ハート

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 paato / pato
    パート

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Hart
(1) part; (2) (abbreviation) (See パートタイマー) part-timer; (adj-no,n) (3) (abbreviation) (See パートタイム) part-time (work); (surname) Bird; Byrd; Bard

觀世音


观世音

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guān shì yīn
    guan1 shi4 yin1
kuan shih yin
 Kanzeon
    かんぜおん

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Guan Shi Yin: Protector Of Life
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
(out-dated kanji) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Regarder of the world's sounds, or cries, the so-called Goddess of Mercy; also known as 觀音; 觀世音善薩; 觀自在 (觀世自在); 觀尹; 光世音 (the last being the older form). Avalokiteśvara, v. 阿 8. Originally represented as a male, the images are now generally those of a female figure. The meaning of the term is in doubt; it is intp. as above, but the term 觀自在 (觀世自在) accords with the idea of Sovereign Regarder and is not associated with sounds or cries. Guanyin is one of the triad of Amida, is represented on his left, and is also represented as crowned with Amida; but there are as many as thirty-three different forms of Guanyin, sometimes with a bird, a vase, a willow wand, a pearl, a 'thousand' eyes and hands, etc., and, when as bestower of children, carrying a child. The island of Putuo (Potala) is the chief centre of Guanyin worship, where she is the protector of all in distress, especially of those who go to sea. There are many sūtras, etc., devoted to the cult, but its provenance and the date of its introduction to China are still in doubt. Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sūtra is devoted to Guanyin, and is the principal scripture of the cult; its date is uncertain. Guanyin is sometimes confounded with Amitābha and Maitreya. She is said to be the daughter of king Śubhavyūha 妙莊王, who had her killed by 'stifling because the sword of the executioner broke without hurting her. Her spirit went to hell; but hell changed into paradise. Yama sent her back to life to save his hell, when she was miraculously transported on a Lotus flower to the island of Poo-too'. Eitel.

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qín
    qin2
ch`in
    chin
 kin
    とり
generic term for birds and animals; birds; to capture (old)
(1) bird; (2) bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
bird

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zhuī
    zhui1
chui
 furutori
    ふるとり
short-tailed bird
kanji "old bird" radical


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chú
    chu2
ch`u
    chu
 hiyoko(p); hiyokko; hiyoko
    ひよこ(P); ひよっこ; ヒヨコ
(bound form) chick; young bird
(1) (kana only) (See 雛・ひな・1) young bird; chick; fledgling; (2) (kana only) greenhorn; fledgeling; novice; rookie; (female given name) Hinano
A fledgling.


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zhèn
    zhen4
chen
 chin
    ちん
legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison; poisonous; to poison sb
poisonfeather bird; zhenniao; zhen; mythical poisonous bird (of ancient China)


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péng
    peng2
p`eng
    peng
 hou; bou / ho; bo
    ほう; ぼう
Peng, large fabulous bird; roc
{chmyth} (See 鯤) peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); (given name) Hou


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wēng
    weng1
weng
 hitaki
    ひたき
flycatcher (bird)
(kana only) Old World flycatcher (any bird of family Muscicapinae, esp. the typical flycatchers of subfamily Muscicapinae)


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luán
    luan2
luan
 ran
    らん
mythical bird related to phoenix
(See 鸞鳥) luan (mythical Chinese bird); (surname) Ran

候鳥


候鸟

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hòu niǎo
    hou4 niao3
hou niao
 kouchou / kocho
    こうちょう
migratory bird
bird of passage; migratory bird

夜鳥


夜鸟

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yè niǎo
    ye4 niao3
yeh niao
 yachou / yacho
    やちょう
nocturnal bird
nocturnal bird

夜鷹


夜鹰

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yè yīng
    ye4 ying1
yeh ying
 yotaka
    よたか
nightjar (nocturnal bird in the family Caprimulgidae)
(1) (kana only) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); (2) (kana only) nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; (3) streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); (4) (abbreviation) soba vendors who walk around at night; soba sold by these vendors

大鵬


大鹏

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dà péng
    da4 peng2
ta p`eng
    ta peng
 taihou / taiho
    たいほう
legendary giant bird
dapeng (giant bird in Chinese mythology, similar to the roc or Garuda); (surname) Taihou

害鳥


害鸟

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hài niǎo
    hai4 niao3
hai niao
 gaichou / gaicho
    がいちょう
pest bird (esp. one that feeds on farm crops or newly hatched fish)
vermin; injurious bird

小鳥


小鸟

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xiǎo niǎo
    xiao3 niao3
hsiao niao
 kotori
    ことり
small bird; young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick); (fig.) penis (kiddie term); (golf) birdie
small bird; little bird; (surname, female given name) Kotori

恐鳥


恐鸟

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kǒng niǎo
    kong3 niao3
k`ung niao
    kung niao
 kyouchou / kyocho
    きょうちょう
monstrous bird; moa (genus Dinornithidae, extinct bird of New Zealand)
(See モア) moa (extinct, flightless bird formerly found in New Zealand)

戴勝


戴胜

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dài shèng
    dai4 sheng4
tai sheng
 yatsugashira
    やつがしら
(bird species of China) Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)
(kana only) hoopoe (species of Eurasian bird, Upupa epops)

水鳥


水鸟

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shuǐ niǎo
    shui3 niao3
shui niao
 mizutori(p); mizudori; suichou / mizutori(p); mizudori; suicho
    みずとり(P); みずどり; すいちょう
waterbird
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird; (surname) Minatori

海鳥


海鸟

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hǎi niǎo
    hai3 niao3
hai niao
 umidori; kaichou / umidori; kaicho
    うみどり; かいちょう
seabird
sea bird; (place-name) Midori

燕窩


燕窝

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yàn wō
    yan4 wo1
yen wo
 enka; enuo
    えんか; イェンウオ
edible bird's nest
(kana only) (See ツバメの巣・2) swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)

燕雀

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yàn què
    yan4 que4
yen ch`üeh
    yen chüeh
 enjaku
    えんじゃく
(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); (fig.) small fry
small birds

猛禽

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měng qín
    meng3 qin2
meng ch`in
    meng chin
 moukin / mokin
    もうきん
bird of prey
(noun - becomes adjective with の) bird of prey

留鳥


留鸟

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liú niǎo
    liu2 niao3
liu niao
 ryuuchou / ryucho
    りゅうちょう
nonmigratory bird
nonmigratory bird

益鳥


益鸟

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yì niǎo
    yi4 niao3
i niao
 ekichou / ekicho
    えきちょう
beneficial bird (esp. one that preys on insect pests or mice)
beneficial bird

禽類


禽类

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qín lèi
    qin2 lei4
ch`in lei
    chin lei
 kinrui
    きんるい
bird species; birds
birds

籠鳥


笼鸟

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lóng niǎo
    long2 niao3
lung niao
 rouchou / rocho
    ろうちょう
a caged bird
caged bird

羽冠

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yǔ guān
    yu3 guan1
yü kuan
 ukan
    うかん
feathered crest (of bird)
(See 冠羽) bird's crest

迷鳥


迷鸟

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mí niǎo
    mi2 niao3
mi niao
 meichou / mecho
    めいちょう
vagrant bird (a migrating bird which has lost its way); a vagrant
stray (migratory) bird; (personal name) Meichō

飛鳥


飞鸟

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fēi niǎo
    fei1 niao3
fei niao
 hichou / hicho
    ひちょう
bird
flying bird; (surname, given name) Hichō
flying bird

鳥屋


鸟屋

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niǎo wū
    niao3 wu1
niao wu
 toriya
    とりや
birdhouse
bird dealer; poulterer; (place-name, surname) Toriya

鳥瞰


鸟瞰

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niǎo kàn
    niao3 kan4
niao k`an
    niao kan
 choukan / chokan
    ちょうかん
to get a bird's-eye view; bird's-eye view; broad overview
(noun/participle) bird's-eye view

鳴鳥


鸣鸟

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míng niǎo
    ming2 niao3
ming niao
 natori
    なとり
songbird
songbird; bird with a beautiful song; (female given name) Natori

籠鳥檻猿


笼鸟槛猿

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lóng niǎo jiàn yuán
    long2 niao3 jian4 yuan2
lung niao chien yüan
 rouchoukanen / rochokanen
    ろうちょうかんえん
bird in a basket, monkey in a cage (idiom); prisoner
(yoji) denied freedom (of how to live one's life); living like a caged bird

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    gu1
ku
(onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc

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zhòu
    zhou4
chou
beak of bird; peck at

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    gu1
ku
(onom.) bird call

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    ti2
t`i
    ti
 tei
(bound form) to cry; to weep loudly; (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech
To wail; crow.

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    su4
su
the crop of a bird

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zhuǎ
    zhua3
chua
 tsume
    つめ
(coll.) foot of an animal or bird; (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc
(1) nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof; (2) plectrum; pick; (3) hook; clasp; (surname) Tsume
Claws, talons; servants.

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pìn
    pin4
p`in
    pin
 mesu
    めす
    me
    め
(of a bird, animal or plant) female; keyhole; valley
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) female (animal); (n-pref,n-suf,n) (1) female; woman; (2) (archaism) wife

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    mu3
mu
 hazama
    はざま
(of a bird, animal or plant) male; key; hills
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) male (animal); (n-pref,n-suf,n) (1) male; man; (2) (archaism) husband; (personal name) Hazama

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    qu2
ch`ü
    chü
 ku
    く
startled; Taiwan pr. [ju4]
(surname) Ku
The wary look of a bird, anxious; translit. ga, kau, gau, ko, go, gho, ku, gu; cf. 鳩, 倶, 仇, 拘, etc.

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juàn
    juan4
chüan
 ken
bird catching net; to bind; to hang
net

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wèi
    wei4
wei
bird net

罿

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tóng
    tong2
t`ung
    tung
bird net

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wēng
    weng1
weng
 okina(p); ou / okina(p); o
    おきな(P); おう
elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old)
(1) old man; venerable gentleman; (suffix) (2) (おう only) (honorific or respectful language) venerable; old; father; (surname) On
an old man

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chì
    chi4
ch`ih
    chih
 hane
    はね
wing (of a bird or insect) (bound form)
(See 羽・はね・2) wing (of an insect); (surname) Tsubasa
A wing, fin; translit. ke.

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zōng
    zong1
tsung
uneven flight of a bird


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huì
    hui4
hui
noise of bird's wings

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chuí
    chui2
ch`ui
    chui
callus on the hand or foot; upper leg bone of horse or bird; buttocks

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    su4
su
(literary) fat; the crop of a bird (variant of 嗉[su4])

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yǒu
    you3
yu
 tori
    とり
10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster; ancient Chinese compass point: 270° (west)
(1) the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; the Chicken; the Bird; (2) (obsolete) (See 酉の刻) hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); (3) (obsolete) west; (4) (obsolete) eight month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Yū

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zhèn
    zhen4
chen
 chin
    ちん
poisonous; to poison
poisonfeather bird; zhenniao; zhen; mythical poisonous bird (of ancient China)

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qín
    qin2
ch`in
    chin
(bird)

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diāo
    diao1
tiao
 akira
    あきら
to carve; to engrave; shrewd; bird of prey
(male given name) Akira


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xié
    xie2
hsieh
(of a bird) to fly upwards; (of the neck) stiff


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    ke2
k`o
    ko
(used in bird names) throat

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    yi3
i
a swallow (bird)


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míng
    ming2
ming
 mei / me
    めい
to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
(female given name) Mei
Cry, sound, note of a bird, etc.; Oh ! alas ! to wail.


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shī
    shi1
shih
nuthatch (bird of genus Sitta)

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jué
    jue2
chüeh
tailorbird (Orthotomus spp.); weaver bird (family Ploceidae); variant of 鴃[jue2], shrike; cuckoo


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    qu2
ch`ü
    chü
(bound form, used in the names of various kinds of bird, esp. robins and redstarts)

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    yu4
(of a bird) to fly swiftly; to swoop

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 shigi
    しぎ
(kana only) sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks); (surname) Shigi


鸿

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hóng
    hong2
hung
 bishiyago
    びしやご
eastern bean goose; great; large
(kana only) bean goose (Anser fabalis); (1) large bird; (2) peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); (3) fenghuang (Chinese phoenix); (surname) Bishiyago

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    ru2
ju
quail-like bird


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jiāo
    jiao1
chiao
a kind of aquatic bird


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    wu2
wu
bunting (bird); also pr. [wu1]

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    ju2
chü
 mozu
    もず
a shrike
(1) (kana only) shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); (2) bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird


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qiān
    qian1
ch`ien
    chien
(of a bird) to peck; (fig.) to ridicule (sb)


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diāo
    diao1
tiao
bird of prey

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    ye4
yeh
 nue
    ぬえ
a kind of bird similar to pheasant
(1) Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; (2) White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); (3) man of mystery; enigma; (female given name) Nue


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kūn
    kun1
k`un
    kun
large bird, possibly related to crane or swan (archaic); mythical monstrous bird, cf Sinbad's roc


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dōng
    dong1
tung
 tsugumi
    つぐみ
thrush (bird of genus Turdus)
(kana only) thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni); (surname) Tsugumi


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è
    e4
o
 toki
    とき
(bird species of China) western osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
(kana only) osprey (Pandion haliaetus); fish hawk; (surname) Toki

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kūn
    kun1
k`un
    kun
variant of 鵾|鹍, large bird, possibly related to crane or swan (archaic); mythical monstrous bird, cf Sinbad's roc


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méi
    mei2
mei
babbler (bird)


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jiān
    jian1
chien
mythical bird with one eye and one wing; see also 鰈鶼|鲽鹣[die2 jian1]


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    yi4
i
a kind of aquatic bird

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yàn
    yan4
yen
quail-like bird

see styles
zhēn
    zhen1
chen
bird name


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zhì
    zhi4
chih
fierce; brutal; bird of prey


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    yu4

 shigi
    しぎ
common snipe; sandpiper
(kana only) sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)


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    hu4
hu
(bound form) bird of the Procellariidae family, which includes shearwaters, gadfly petrels etc


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méng
    meng2
meng
tropic bird

see styles

    ji2
chi
wheatear (bird of genus Oenanthe)

そ嚢

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 sonou / sono
    そのう
bird's crop; bird's craw

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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This page contains 100 results for "Bird" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

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Japanese Kanji Dictionary

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