鳥とり
Meanings
Noun
1. bird
And again, I could hear nothing but the sound of birds.
2. bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
esp. 鶏
Let's have fried chicken tonight.
Kanji used
bird
Pitch accent
と
り
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Used in vocabulary (89 in total)
small bird; little bird
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
bluebird of happiness
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
white bird; swan
white bird; swan
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
flying bird; soaring bird
chicken bones; chicken carcass
bird dealer; poulterer
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
happily married couple
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
wild bird repellent; wild bird protection (device)
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
sliced raw chicken meat; chicken sashimi; catching birds (using a birdlime-covered pole); bird catcher
chicken cooked in a shallow pan with vegetables
chicken skin (esp. in cooking); bird skin
bird's egg (esp. a chicken egg); chick; baby bird (esp. a baby chicken); eggshell-colored traditional Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres (high-quality, glossy); eggshell (colour); red and white oval rice cakes
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
fowling; shooting birds
wild bird repellent; wild bird protection (device)
keeping a bird as a pet; aviculture; person who keeps a bird as a pet; aviculturist; bird breeder
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
wild bird repellent; wild bird protection (device)
steamed chicken
chicken and rice
chicken ham
birdcall; birdcalling
scarecrow; bird rattle; clapper
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; (lit.) a bat in a village without birds
chicken tempura (specialty of Oita prefecture)
night-blindness
for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to); (deciding to do something) abruptly; at the turn of a dime
avian influenza; bird flu
bird taking flight
fowling net
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
chicken breast meat
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
deep-fried chicken
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; (lit.) a bat in a village without birds
scarecrow; bird rattle; clapper
chicken ham
deep-fried chicken
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; (lit.) a bat in a village without birds
long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel
chicken bones; chicken carcass
chicken bones; chicken carcass
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
chicken breast meat
bird catcher; bird handler (oft. chicken); bird catching; bird handling (oft. chicken)
bird catcher; bird handler (oft. chicken); bird catching; bird handling (oft. chicken)
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; (lit.) a bat in a village without birds
in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; (lit.) a bat in a village without birds
briefly-boiled chicken breast (served cold and mostly raw as sashimi with wasabi-seasoned shoyu)
avemetatarsalians (saurians of the subdivision Avemetatarsalia)
chicken dish; dish whose main ingredient is chicken
capable or not, we are all in the same boat; (lit.) bats are also birds
cold-suffering bird; kankuchō; imaginary bird said to live in the Himalayas who forgets the cold of night as soon as morning comes; (lazy) person who is poor at practicing asceticism; person unlikely to reach satori
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
chicken katsu; chicken cutlet
chicken katsu; chicken cutlet
avian influenza; bird flu
bird feed; birdseed
kanji "bird" radical
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
capable or not, we are all in the same boat; (lit.) bats are also birds
Examples (141 in total)
It's a bird.
Is it a bird?
What a strange bird!