Keyword
nest
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig2077
Old form巢
Readings
す
(83%)
そう
(15%)
Composed of
tiny hairs
fruit
Used in vocabulary (108 in total)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
Examples (31 in total)
I also often see nests in my garden.
It might be a bear's den.
It seems like there is a nest nearby.
It made a nest out of the grass it had gathered and guarded its eggs there.
Shall we try getting close to the bird's nest?
That shop has become a hangout for delinquents.
This area used to be a haunt of thieves.
I found a wolf den.
A fox's den is underground.
The nest easily caught fire and continued to burn for a while.
A spider built a big web on the window.
A spider had spun a web on the tree in the yard.
A spider has spun a web under the eaves.
Those birds build their nests in the summer and fly to the south in the winter.
The bird is in its nest.
Put it back in the nest.
Can you see the nest in the tree?
Birds always return to their nests.
Birds make their nests in trees.
Birds make a nest in the springtime to raise their babies in.
It is in the nature of birds to fly and build nests.
I never thought bees would build a hive in a place like that.
Have you ever seen a spider spinning a web?
Birds build nests of twigs.
A clever rabbit has three burrows.
Most spiders weave webs.
Have you ever seen a spider spinning its web?
Mary was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2013.
Women have two ovaries.
Spiders always weave their webs in three dimensions.
Birds build nests.