鳥
とり · tori
Chicken (lit., bird)
- bird
- bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry
flat · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
鳥と話します。
とりとはなします。
I talk with the bird.
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鳥かごの中から小鳥が飛び出した。
とりかごのなかからことりがとびだした。
A small bird flew out from inside the cage.
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小鳥は毎朝、きれいな声でさえずります。
ことりはまいあさ、きれいなこえでさえずります。
The small bird chirps with a beautiful voice every morning.
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毎朝、鳥に餌をやるのを忘れない。
まいあさ、とりにえさをやるのをわすれない。
I never forget to feed the bird every morning.
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What does 鳥 mean?
Chicken (lit., bird). It can also mean: bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry.
How do you pronounce 鳥?
とり (tori). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 鳥?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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