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燕
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%
Kanji used
燕
swallow (bird)
Pitch accent
つ
ばめ
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Used in: 322
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
紫
むらさき
燕
つばめ
powdered oakblue (butterfly) (Narathura bazalus); purple martin (bird) (Progne subis)
燕
つばめ
の
巣
す
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
若
わか
い
燕
つばめ
young lover of an older woman; boy toy
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