千鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
千 鳥
ち
Grade: 1 		とり > どり
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
鵆

Etymology

千 (chi, “thousand”) +‎ 鳥 (tori, “bird”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちどり [chíꜜdòrì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕido̞ɾʲi]

Noun

千(ち)鳥(どり) or 千鳥(チドリ) • (chidori) 

  1. (literal) numerous birds
  2. a plover
    Synonym: 糸繰 (itokuri)

Derived terms

Proper noun

千(ち)鳥(どり) • (Chidori) 

  1. a place name
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