Word Meaning 籠の鳥

かごのとり kago no tori

籠の鳥 is read as かごのとり (kago no tori) and means caged bird.

Meaning

English

caged bird
person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)

Reading

Kana

かごのとり

Romaji

kago no tori

Writing Variants

篭の鳥 かごのとり kago no tori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 2級 Rank 149412 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

籠鳥

ろうちょう

caged bird

籠鳥恋雲

ろうちょうれんうん

longing for freedom when tied down

籠鳥檻猿

ろうちょうかんえん

denied freedom (of how to live one's life)

籠

かご

basket (shopping, etc.)

籠もる

こもる

to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.)

籠手

こて

gauntlet (used in Kendo)

籠目

かごめ

woven-bamboo pattern

籠目籠目

かごめかごめ

"bird-in-the-cage" children's game

籠球

ろうきゅう

basketball

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

七面鳥

しちめんちょう

turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)