Kanji
Readingちょう
Frequency21%
Used in (150 in total)
flying bird
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
killing two birds with one stone
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
aviator; flying ace; birdman
Java sparrow; Java rice finch (Lonchura oryzivora, Padda oryzivora)
black swan (Cygnus atratus)
birds and wild animals; wildlife
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
common hill mynah (Gracula religiosa); hill myna; myna bird
bird of paradise (Paradisaeidae family)
cash; money; zeni coin
flowers and birds
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
killing three birds with one stone
Cygnus (constellation); the Swan
nocturnal bird
helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
moa (extinct, flightless bird formerly found in New Zealand)
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
sky burial (funeral ritual in which the body of the deceased is exposed to be eaten by birds)
vermin; injurious bird
Shuchō era (686.7.20-686.12.?); Suchō era; Akamitori era
fishes and birds
songbird; bird with a beautiful song
bird of paradise
auspicious bird (i.e. crane)
chicken skin (e.g. in cooking); bird skins
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
animals that can legally be hunted; game animals
chirping bird; singing bird
national bird
setting free a bird; bird to be set free
Archaeopteryx; extinct genus of early birds
painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
young bird; juvenile; chick
painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
wildlife sanctuary; protection area for birds and wild animals
dusky thrush (Turdus naumanni)
nonmigratory bird
beneficial bird
frigate (bird) (Fregata spp.)
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
birdproofing; protection from birds
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata)
Apus (constellation); the Bird-of-Paradise
Formosan whistling thrush (Myophonus insularis); blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
migrating bird (that is just passing through en route to its final destination)
bird of passage; migratory bird
mountain bird
prefectural bird
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker
the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping)
bird of paradise flower; Strelitzia reginae
Bird Week (starting on May 10 of each year)
bird-watching
Tucana (constellation); the Toucan
ornithophilous flower (i.e. pollinated by birds)
Aves (class of vertebrates comprising the birds)
Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
black-rumped waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes); estrildid (any bird of family Estrildidae); waxbill
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
internationally protected bird
Sanchō Sect (of the Fuji School of Nichiren Buddhism; 1661-1673 CE)
Timor dusky sparrow (Lonchura fuscata, Padda fuscata)
cold-suffering bird; kankuchō; imaginary bird said to live in the Himalayas who forgets the cold of night as soon as morning comes; (lazy) person who is poor at practicing asceticism; person unlikely to reach satori
stray (migratory) bird
bird net; bird netting
the beauties of nature and the harmony that exists between it and man (as the key poetic theme of a haiku)
Ornithischia (order of herbacious dinosaurs with bird-like pelvic structures)
longing for freedom when tied down; (lit.) caged bird's longing for the open sky
bird net; bird netting
legally protected bird
cardinal (bird) (Cardinalis cardinalis)
crow; raven
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
luan (mythical Chinese bird)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
denied freedom (of how to live one's life); (lit.) living like a caged bird
crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus); crested mynah
northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis); common cardinal
tinamou (any bird of family Tinamidae)
whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
aepyornis; elephant bird
rhea (bird of family Rheidae)
hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia)
pin-tailed whydah (species of weaverbird, Vidua macroura)
fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)
Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana); Count Raggi's bird-of-paradise
mute swan (Cygnus olor)
red bishop (species of African weaverbird, Euplectes orix)
black grouse (Tetrao tetrix); blackcock (male black grouse); greyhen (female black grouse)
sunbird (any bird in the family Nectariniidae)
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Cirsium chokaiense (species of thistle)
greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)
willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus); red grouse
tailorbird (Orthotomus sp.)
hornbill (any bird of family Bucerotidae)