鳶 – Vocabulary details

鳶とび

Noun

Usually written in kana

1. black kite (Milvus migrans)

2. construction worker; scaffold erector; firefighter

when read as "とび"

3. fire hook

when read as "とび"

4. reddish brown

when read as "とび"

5. Inverness cape

when read as "とんび"

6. filcher; sneak thief; pilferer

when read as "とんび"

black kite (a type of bird)

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① わずかに黒みを帯びた茶色。

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

firefighter (Edo period); construction worker; scaffolding builder

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