鳥
チョウ
とり
bird; chicken
Words
鳥葬
ちょうそう
- sky burial (funeral ritual in which the body of the deceased is exposed to be eaten by birds) n
鳥媒花
ちょうばいか
- ornithophilous flower (i.e. pollinated by birds) n
鳥寄せ
とりよせ
- birdcall; birdcalling n
鳥追い
とりおい
- driving off birds n
- 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 n
- female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen n
- street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan n
鳥刺し
とりさし
- catching birds (using a birdlime-covered pole); bird catcher n
- slices of raw chicken meat; chicken sashimi n