Word Meaning 穴燕

あなつばめ anatsubame

穴燕 is read as あなつばめ (anatsubame) and means swiftlet.

Meaning

English

  1. swiftlet

Reading

Kana

あなつばめ

Romaji

anatsubame

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

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betting booth (at a racecourse)

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あながあくほど

(staring) piercingly

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