鳥

• 読み: とり
• ローマ字: tori
• 漢字の分解: 鳥 (chou/tori) — bird
• 発音: /to.ɾi/

意味

Bird. A general term for feathered, winged animals.

A noun referring to birds in general. Also commonly used to mean chicken meat in cooking contexts (more formally 鶏肉, toriniku). Japan is home to many bird species, and bird-watching is a popular hobby. The kanji appears in 鳥居 (torii), the iconic shrine gates.

例文

1. 朝、鳥の声が聞こえます。
2. 公園で鳥に餌をあげました。
3. あの木に鳥が三羽います。

使い方ガイド

場面: nature, animals, parks

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 鳥 is a pictograph of a bird with tail feathers, one of the oldest animal characters in the writing system.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal