とり
Meanings
Noun
1. bird
2. bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
Kanji used
bird
Pitch accent
Top 1800
Used in vocabulary (70 in total)
small bird; little bird
torii; Shinto shrine archway
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
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
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
bluebird of happiness
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
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)
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
flying bird; soaring bird
bird dealer; poulterer
chicken bones; chicken carcass
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
happily married couple
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
chicken cooked in a shallow pan with vegetables
chicken skin (e.g. in cooking); bird skins
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.)
chicken and rice
catching birds (using a birdlime-covered pole); bird catcher; slices of raw chicken meat; chicken sashimi
steamed chicken
chicken ham
birdcall; birdcalling
scarecrow; bird rattle; clapper
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
chicken ham
scarecrow; bird rattle; clapper
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
deep-fried chicken
deep-fried chicken
a man among the geese when the gander is away; a one-eyed king in the land of the blind; (lit.) a bat in a village without birds
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
chicken bones; chicken carcass
chicken bones; chicken carcass
bird catcher; bird handler (oft. chicken); bird catching; bird handling (oft. chicken)
bird catcher; bird handler (oft. chicken); bird catching; bird handling (oft. chicken)
briefly-boiled chicken breast (served cold and mostly raw as sashimi with wasabi-seasoned shoyu)
long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel
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 (128 in total)
I can't draw a bird.
It's a bird.
Is it a bird?