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つばめ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin
2. barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
3. younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
Alt. forms
燕
つばめ
52%
ツバメ
40%
つばめ
7%
Pitch accent
つ
ばめ
Used in: 126
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
いわ
つばめ
Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)
うみ
つばめ
storm petrel (any bird of family Hydrobatidae)
こしあか
つばめ
red-rumped swallow (Hirundo daurica); striated swallow (Hirundo striolata)
10 more...
Examples (1 in total)
つばめ
が
空
そら
を
飛
と
んでいる。
Swallows are flying in the sky.