Word Meaning 鳥追歌

とりおいうた torioiuta

鳥追歌 is read as とりおいうた (torioiuta) and means song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians).

Meaning

English

  1. song sung by children during the New Year's bird-driving procession (later adopted by door-to-door musicians)

Reading

Kana

とりおいうた

Romaji

torioiuta

Writing Variants

  • 鳥追い歌 とりおいうた torioiuta

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 122142 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鳥追

とりおい

driving off birds

鳥追棒

とりおいぼう

stick used to drive off birds (during the New Year's procession)

白鳥の歌

はくちょうのうた

swan song

黒歌鳥

くろうたどり

blackbird (Turdus merula)

歌い鳥

うたいどり

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

鳥居

とりい

torii

鳥類

ちょうるい

birds

鳥取大学

とっとりだいがく

Tottori University

鳥取

とりとり

bird catcher

鳥取

とっとり

Tottori (city, prefecture)

鳥居前町

とりいまえまち

town that developed in front of a Shinto shrine's torii

和歌

わか

waka