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
Kanji used
swallow (bird)
Pitch accent
ばめ
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Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
powdered oakblue (butterfly) (Narathura bazalus); purple martin (bird) (Progne subis)
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
young lover of an older woman; boy toy