- torikage shadow of a bird, sighting of a bird
Literary or poetic term for a bird's fleeting shadow or silhouette, rarely used in everyday speech.
空に鳥影が走った。
Sora ni torikage ga hashitta.
A bird's shadow darted across the sky.
森で珍しい鳥影を見た。
Mori de mezurashii torikage o mita.
I saw a rare bird's silhouette in the forest.
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