Word Meaning 閑古鳥がなく

かんこどりがなく kankodoriganaku

閑古鳥がなく is read as かんこどりがなく (kankodoriganaku) and means to be quiet (due to lack of activity).

Meaning

English

  1. to be quiet (due to lack of activity)
  2. to be in a slump (of a business)

Reading

Kana

かんこどりがなく

Romaji

kankodoriganaku

Writing Variants

  • かんこ鳥が鳴く かんこどりがなく kankodori ga naku
  • 閑古鳥が鳴く かんこどりがなく kankodori ga naku

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb Rank 135078 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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閑古鳥

かんこどり

cuckoo

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

古典

こてん

classic (work, esp. book)

等閑

とうかん

neglect

履き古し

はきふるし

worn-out shoes

古臭い

ふるくさい

stale

農閑期

のうかんき

slack season for farmers