Kanji

鳥

鳥

bird, chicken

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

鳥部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

とり

Nanori (Name Reading)

とり

Common Readings

チョウ, とり

Example sentences

鳥 とり
公園 の 池 で 、 一羽 の 鳥 が 羽 を 休めていた 。

At the park's pond, a single bird was resting its wings.

のように のように
鳥 のように 自由 に 飛びたい

I want to fly freely like a bird.

小鳥 ことり
庭 の 木 で 小鳥 が さえずっています 。

A small bird is chirping in the tree in the garden.

手のひら てのひら
彼 は 手のひら に 小さな 小鳥 を 乗せている 。

He is holding a small bird in the palm of his hand.

鳥居 とりい
神社 に は 大きな 鳥居 が あります 。

There is a large torii gate at the shrine.

朱 しゅ
この 神社 の 鳥居 は 鮮やか な 朱 で 塗られている 。

The torii gate of this shrine is painted in a vivid vermilion.

白鳥 はくちょう
湖 で 美しい 白鳥 が 泳いでいる 。

A beautiful swan is swimming in the lake.

優美 ゆうび
白鳥 が 水面 を 優美 に 泳いでいる

The swan is swimming gracefully on the water surface.

鳥肌 とりはだ
素晴らしい 演奏 を 聞いて 、 全身 に 鳥肌 が 立った 。

Hearing the wonderful performance, I got goosebumps all over my body.

Example Vocabulary

鳥

とり

bird; poultry

小鳥

ことり

small bird; birdie

鳥肌が立つ

とりはだがたつ

一石二鳥

いっせきにちょう

鳥居

とりい

Torii gate

白鳥

はくちょう

swan

鳥肌

とりはだ

goosebumps

焼き鳥

やきとり

不死鳥

ふしちょう

飛鳥

ひちょう

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