Word Meaning 妹背鳥

いもせどり imosedori

妹背鳥 is read as いもせどり (imosedori) and means any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits).

Meaning

English

any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

Reading

Kana

いもせどり

Romaji

imosedori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 146819 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

七面鳥

しちめんちょう

turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

一石二鳥

いっせきにちょう

killing two birds with one stone

渡り鳥

わたりどり

migratory bird

成鳥

せいちょう

adult bird

愛鳥

あいちょう

pet bird

一石三鳥

いっせきさんちょう

killing three birds with one stone

合法鳥

かっぽうどり

cuckoo

米食鳥

こめくいどり

bobolink (species of songbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorous)

九官鳥

きゅうかんちょう

common hill mynah (Gracula religiosa)

石千鳥

いしちどり

stone curlew

三光鳥

さんこうちょう

Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata)

百声鳥

ももこえどり

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)