Word Meaning

うそ uso

鷽 is read as うそ (uso) and means Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).

Meaning

English

  1. Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
  2. Japanese bullfinch

Reading

Kana

うそ

Romaji

uso

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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ふゆのあさ、うそがえださきでしずかにないていた。

On a winter morning, a bullfinch was softly calling from the tip of a branch.

ずかんでうそのとくちょうをしらべた。

I looked up the characteristics of the bullfinch in a field guide.

うそはあかいむねがよくめだつ。

The bullfinch's red chest stands out clearly.

むかしのぶんでは、うそをちいさなはとのようにえがくことがある。

In old texts, this bird is sometimes described as resembling a small dove.

うそはおのながいとりとしてせつめいされることもある。

It is also sometimes described as a long-tailed bird.