Word Meaning 鳥威し

とりおどし toriodoshi

鳥威し is read as とりおどし (toriodoshi) and means scarecrow.

Meaning

English

scarecrow
bird rattle
clapper

Reading

Kana

とりおどし

Romaji

toriodoshi

Writing Variants

鳥おどし とりおどし toriodoshi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 129994 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鳥獣

ちょうじゅう

birds and wild animals

鳥取弁

とっとりべん

dialects of Japanese spoken in Eastern Tottori prefecture

鳥獣保護区域

ちょうじゅうほごくいき

wildlife protection area

鳥羽伏見の戦い

とばふしみのたたかい

Battle of Toba-Fushimi (January 27-31, 1868)

鳥獣保護区

ちょうじゅうほごく

wildlife sanctuary

鳥影

とりかげ

shadow of a bird

鳥撃ち

とりうち

fowling

鳥頭の太刀

とりがしらのたち

long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel

鳥飼病

とりかいびょう

bird fancier's lung

鳥葬

ちょうそう

sky burial (funeral ritual in which the body of the deceased is exposed to be eaten by birds)

鳥

とり

bird

鳥居

とりい

torii