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鳥 - N4 Kanji

Meaning of 鳥 意味

bird, chicken

鳥 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

とり tori

KUNYOMI 訓読み

チョウ chou

Examples

鳥は料理人がほどよく焼いた。The fowls were well roasted by the cook.
彼は森の中を歩いた。頭上では鳥が楽しくさえずっていた。He walked in the forest, with birds singing cheerfully above his head.
鳥は飛ぶ。Birds fly.
鳥が囀る。Birds sing.
鳥は卵を産む。Birds lay eggs.
鳥は翼で飛ぶ。Birds fly with their wings.
鳥に餌をやれ!Feed the bird!
鳥には翼がある。A bird has wings.
鳥が歌っている。The birds are singing.
鳥がさえずった。The birds sang.

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