Nihoner
表層形
キジ鳩
キジバト
名詞

キジ鳩 (キジバト)

Kijibato · きじばと — Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis), eastern turtle dove, rufous turtledove

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キジ鳩 in rōmaji: kijibato.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 雉鳩 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年8月13日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
キジ鳩
見出し語 (Lemma)
雉鳩
読み (Reading)
キジバト
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
*
表記 (Orthography)
キジ鳩
読み・基本形
キジバト
表記・基本形
キジ鳩
見出し語の読み
キジバト
💡 English Meaning

キジ鳩 means “Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia orientalis), eastern turtle dove, rufous turtledove” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

雉鳩 (キジバト) — main entry →

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The surface form (キジ鳩) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (雉鳩) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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