Word Meaning

うぐいす uguisu

鶯 is read as うぐいす (uguisu) and means greenish brown.

Meaning

English

  1. greenish brown
  2. Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone)
  3. Japanese nightingale
  4. beautiful voice
  5. woman with a beautiful voice

Reading

Kana

うぐいす

Romaji

uguisu

Writing Variants

  • うぐいす uguisu

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

5

うぐいすのこえではるがきたとかんじた。

I felt that spring had arrived because of the bird's song.

あさ、にわでうぐいすがないていた。

This morning, the bird was singing in the garden.

かれはうぐいすのうつくしいこえにみみをすませた。

He listened carefully to the bird's beautiful song.

やまみちをあるいていると、どこからかうぐいすがきこえた。

While walking along the mountain path, I heard the bird somewhere nearby.

うぐいすははるをしらせるとりとしてしられている。

The bird is known as a bird that announces the arrival of spring.