Word Meaning 啄木鳥

けら kera

啄木鳥 is read as けら (kera) and means woodpecker.

Meaning

English

woodpecker

Reading

Kana

けら

Romaji

kera

Writing Variants

啄木鳥 きつつき kitsutsuki
啄木鳥 けらつつき keratsutsuki
啄木鳥 たくぼくちょう takubokuchou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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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)

赤啄木鳥

あかげら

great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

団栗啄木鳥

どんぐりきつつき

acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)

汁吸啄木鳥

しるすいきつつき

yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)

熊啄木鳥

くまげら

black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)

緑啄木鳥

あおげら

Japanese green woodpecker (Picus awokera)

オリーブ姫啄木鳥

おりーぶひめきつつき

olivaceous piculet (species of bird, Picumnus olivaceus)

嘴細啄木鳥

はしぼそきつつき

northern flicker (species of bird, incl. the yellow-shafted flicker and the red-shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus)

啄木

たくぼく

woodpecker

瑠璃木葉鳥

るりこのはどり

Asian fairy bluebird (Irena puella)

Example Sentences

「何の音かしら？」「啄木鳥のようだね」

"What's that sound?" "It sounds like a woodpecker."

啄木鳥は、冬に向けてドングリを集めています。

The woodpecker is gathering acorns for the winter.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 2 related entries

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