とんび – Vocabulary details

とんび

Noun

Usually written in kana

1. black kite (Milvus migrans)

2. Inverness cape

when read as "とんび"

3. filcher; sneak thief; pilferer

when read as "とんび"

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to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk

to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk

to be robbed of one's due; (lit.) to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite

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