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鳶とんび
Meanings
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"
Alt. forms
鳶とび
58%
トンビ
16%
トビ
15%
とんび
7%
鵄とび
鴟とび
Kanji used
鳶
black kite (a type of bird)
Pitch accent
と
んび
Used in: 232
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
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
sneak thief; daytime prowler; pickpocketing
sitting position similar to seiza (but with both legs splayed out slightly and one's backside resting directly on the ground)
Inverness cape