Nihoner
表層形
鳥追
トリオイ
名詞

鳥追 (トリオイ)

Torioi · とりおい — driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen

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鳥追 in rōmaji: torioi.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 鳥追い 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年8月15日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
鳥追
見出し語 (Lemma)
鳥追い
読み (Reading)
トリオイ
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)
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表記 (Orthography)
鳥追
読み・基本形
トリオイ
表記・基本形
鳥追
見出し語の読み
トリオイ
💡 English Meaning

鳥追 means “driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen” — full definition & examples →

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トリオイ
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