Word Meaning 啄む

ついばむ tsuibamu

啄む is read as ついばむ (tsuibamu) and means to pick at.

Meaning

English

  1. to pick at
  2. to peck at

Reading

Kana

ついばむ

Romaji

tsuibamu

Writing Variants

  • 啄ばむ ついばむ tsuibamu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Synonyms つつく Related Words つつく,,くちばし,,,咥える,食べ物,食べる Rank 140674 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

啄木

たくぼく

woodpecker

野口啄木鳥

のぐちげら

Okinawa woodpecker (Sapheopipo noguchii)

大赤啄木鳥

おおあかげら

white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)

小赤啄木鳥

こあかげら

lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)

Example Sentences

5

にわとりがにわでえさをついばむ。

Chickens peck at food in the yard.

かのじょはさらだをついばむようにたべた。

She ate her salad like she was pecking at it.

わしがえもののにくをついばむ。

The eagle pecks at the flesh of its prey.

すずめがまどべのこめをついばむ。

Sparrows peck at the rice on the windowsill.

A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.