Word Meaning 鶺鴒

つつ tsutsu

鶺鴒 is read as つつ (tsutsu) and means any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits).

Meaning

English

  1. any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits)
  2. wagtail
  3. longclaw

Reading

Kana

つつ

Romaji

tsutsu

Writing Variants

  • 鶺鴒 せきれい sekirei
  • 鶺鴒 にわくなぎ niwakunagi
  • 鶺鴒 にわくなぶり niwakunaburi
  • 鶺鴒 まなばしら manabashira

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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白鶺鴒

はくせきれい

black-backed wagtail (Motacilla alba lugens)

背黒鶺鴒

せぐろせきれい

Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis)

黄鶺鴒

きせきれい

grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

Example Sentences

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かわべでせきれいがしっぽをじょうげにふっていた。

A wagtail was bobbing its tail up and down by the river.

にわにしろいせきれいがいちわおりてきた。

A white wagtail landed in the yard.

せきれいはみずべでよくみかけるとりです。

A wagtail is a bird often seen near the water.

あさはやく、せきれいのすんだこえがきこえた。

Early in the morning, I heard the clear call of a wagtail.

こどもたちはみちばたをあるくせきれいをしずかにみていた。

The children quietly watched a wagtail walking along the roadside.