Word Meaning 鳴鳥

なきどり nakidori

鳴鳥 is read as なきどり (nakidori) and means songbird.

Meaning

English

  1. songbird
  2. bird with a beautiful song

Reading

Kana

なきどり

Romaji

nakidori

Writing Variants

  • 鳴き鳥 なきどり nakidori
  • 鳴鳥 めいちょう meichou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 147729 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鳴らす

ならす

to fart (loudly)

鳴る

なる

to sound

鳴き声

なきごえ

cry (esp. animal)

鳴く

なく

to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

鳴り

なり

ringing

鳴り物入り

なりものいり

flourish of trumpets

鳴子

なるこ

clapper

鳴子百合

なるこゆり

Solomon's seal (Polygonatum falcatum)

鳴出す

なきだす

to start singing (of birds, etc.)

七面鳥

しちめんちょう

turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

一石二鳥

いっせきにちょう

killing two birds with one stone

渡り鳥

わたりどり

migratory bird