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寒かん苦く鳥とり
Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. cold-suffering bird; kankuchō; imaginary bird said to live in the Himalayas who forgets the cold of night as soon as morning comes
2. (lazy) person who is poor at practicing asceticism; person unlikely to reach satori
Alt. forms
寒かん苦く鳥ちょう
Kanji used
寒
cold
苦
suffering
鳥
bird
Pitch accent
⚠
か
んく
とり
Composed of
suffering caused by the cold
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry