Word Meaning 閑古鳥

かんこどり kankodori

閑古鳥 is read as かんこどり (kankodori) and means cuckoo.

Meaning

English

cuckoo

Reading

Kana

かんこどり

Romaji

kankodori

Writing Variants

かんこ鳥 かんこどり kankodori
閑子鳥 かんこどり kankodori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 23246 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

閑古鳥がなく

かんこどりがなく

to be quiet (due to lack of activity)

閑静

かんせい

quiet (e.g. neighbourhood)

閑散

かんさん

idle

閑日月

かんじつげつ

leisure

閑話休題

かんわきゅうだい

getting back to the subject at hand, ...

閑文字

かんもじ

idle words (in a written passage)

閑散期

かんさんき

off period

保護鳥

ほごちょう

protected bird

国際保護鳥

こくさいほごちょう

internationally protected bird

大水凪鳥

おおみずなぎどり

streaked shearwater (species of seabird, Calonectris leucomelas)

機織鳥

はたおりどり

weaverbird

椰子鳥

やしどり

palmchat (Dulus dominicus)

Example Sentences

ウチだって閑古鳥が鳴くようなカツカツの状態だから、バイトを雇う余裕なんてない。

We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

閑古鳥 Kankodori