Word Meaning 歌い鳥

うたいどり utaidori

歌い鳥 is read as うたいどり (utaidori) and means lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus).

Meaning

English

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

Reading

Kana

うたいどり

Romaji

utaidori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 144013 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

黒歌鳥

くろうたどり

blackbird (Turdus merula)

白鳥の歌

はくちょうのうた

swan song

鳥追歌

とりおいうた

song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)

歌

うた

classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka)

歌手

かしゅ

singer

歌う

うたう

to sing

歌会

かかい

poetry party

歌人

かじん

poet (of tanka poems)

歌集

かしゅう

songbook

歌い上げる

うたいあげる

to express one's feelings fully in a poem

歌い手

うたいて

singer

歌会始

うたかいはじめ

Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading