Word Meaning

すずめ suzume

雀 is read as すずめ (suzume) and means tree sparrow (Passer montanus).

Meaning

English

  1. tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
  2. talkative person
  3. knowledgeable person

Reading

Kana

すずめ

Romaji

suzume

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

麻雀

まーじゃん

mahjong

雲雀

ひばり

Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)

孔雀

くざく

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

Example Sentences

9

にわにすずめがいちわきた。

A sparrow came into the garden.

あさからすずめのこえがきこえる。

I can hear sparrows from the morning.

えきまえですずめにえさをやった。

I fed a sparrow in front of the station.

すずめがまどべにとまっている。

A sparrow is perched by the window.

こどもたちはすずめをみてよろこんだ。

The children were happy to see the sparrow.

そのすずめはひとをあまりこわがらない。

That sparrow is not very afraid of people.

すずめのすがのきしたにある。

There is a sparrow's nest under the eaves.

あめのあと、すずめがみちでみずをのんでいた。

After the rain, a sparrow was drinking water on the road.

すずめはちいさくてすばしっこいとりだ。

A sparrow is a small, quick bird.