Word Meaning

とび tobi

鳶 is read as とび (tobi) and means Inverness cape.

Meaning

English

  1. Inverness cape
  2. black kite (Milvus migrans)
  3. fire hook
  4. reddish brown
  5. construction worker
  6. scaffold erector
  7. firefighter
  8. filcher

Reading

Kana

とび

Romaji

tobi

Writing Variants

  • とんび tombi
  • とび tobi
  • とんび tombi
  • とび tobi
  • とんび tombi

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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とびがかわのうえをおおきくまわっていた。

A black kite was circling widely over the river.

そらたかくとびがいちわみえた。

A black kite could be seen high in the sky.

とびはするどいめでじめんをみていた。

The black kite was watching the ground with sharp eyes.

あにはとびとしてながくはたらいている。

My older brother has worked as a high-rise construction worker for many years.

ちちはわかいころとびをしていた。

My father used to work in high-rise construction when he was young.

あのとびはたかいあしばでもへいきだ。

That high-rise construction worker is unfazed even on tall scaffolding.

そうこからとびをもってきてください。

Please bring the firefighter's hook from the storage room.

しょうぼうしがとびでもえたいたをはずした。

The firefighter removed the burned board with a firefighter's hook.

そのとびはおもったよりおもかった。

That firefighter's hook was heavier than I expected.