Frequency rank: 9,347. – 9,362.
- small bird; little bird
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- small bird; little bird
This term is used to refer to small species of birds, often conveying a sense of cuteness or delicacy.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ことり小鳥をかう飼うto keep a small birdことり小鳥のなきごえ鳴き声the chirping of a small birdことり小鳥のす巣a small bird's nestことり小鳥かんさつ観察birdwatchingことり小鳥よう用のえさ餌food for small birdsにわ庭のことり小鳥small birds in the gardenことり小鳥がとぶ飛ぶa small bird fliesことり小鳥のうた歌the song of a small birdことり小鳥のはね羽feathers of a small birdことり小鳥のしゃしん写真a photograph of a small bird
Example sentences
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Birds, for instance, have a special protective device.
When I get up tomorrow morning, the sun will be shining and the birds will be singing.
Birds make a nest in the springtime to raise their babies in.
Some large birds prey upon small birds and animals.
A polite way to reveal knowledge of a fact without telling the source of the information is to say, "a little bird told me".