Word Meaning 籠の鳥

かごのとり kago no tori

籠の鳥 is read as かごのとり (kago no tori) and means caged bird.

Meaning

English

caged bird
person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)

Reading

Kana

かごのとり

Romaji

kago no tori

Writing Variants

篭の鳥 かごのとり kago no tori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 149412 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

籠鳥

ろうちょう

caged bird

籠鳥恋雲

ろうちょうれんうん

longing for freedom when tied down

籠鳥檻猿

ろうちょうかんえん

denied freedom (of how to live one's life)

籠

かご

basket (shopping, etc.)

籠もる

こもる

to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.)

籠手

こて

gauntlet (used in Kendo)

籠目

かごめ

woven-bamboo pattern

籠目籠目

かごめかごめ

"bird-in-the-cage" children's game

籠球

ろうきゅう

basketball

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

七面鳥

しちめんちょう

turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Example Sentences

籠の鳥に水とえさをまいにちやるようにしてください。

Please see that the birds in the cage get water and food every day.

彼と付き合ってると、籠の鳥のような気分になるのよね。だから、別れたの。

When I was with him, I felt like a bird trapped in a cage, so I split up with him.