とり
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Bird is とり (tori) in Japanese, written with two hiragana letters. The kanji is 鳥.
とり (tori) is the general word for birds. A small pet bird is often called ことり (kotori), and chicken meat in a restaurant is also called とり (tori).
Meaning: flying animal (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
Say it as "toh-ree", with both syllables short and even.
Did you know?
- The kanji 鳥 (tori) is also used in the word やきとり, grilled chicken skewers.
Examples in context
- とりがうたっています。tori ga utatte imasu.A bird is singing.
- 空にとりがいます。sora ni tori ga imasu.There is a bird in the sky.
Example conversation
Mei and her Grandfather sit in the garden.
- Meiおじいちゃん、あれは何？ojiichan, are wa nani?Grandpa, what is that?
- Grandfatherとりだよ。tori da yo.It is a bird.
- Meiきれいな声だね。kirei na koe da ne.It has a lovely voice.
