Vocab Info

A1 Noun

白鳥(はくちょう)swan (Cygnus spp.), white-feathered bird

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      swan (Cygnus spp.), cygnet

    2. Noun

      2.

      white-feathered bird

      Only applies to しらとり, しろとり

    All Forms

    白鳥 【はくちょう】白鳥 【しらとり】白鳥 【しろとり】ハクチョウ

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    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 4,400

    Examples

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      白鳥(はくちょう)水鳥(みずどり)(からだ)(おお)きいです。

      The swan is a water bird with a large body. {swan (Cygnus spp.), white-feathered bird}

      • N1

      (みずうみ)白鳥(はくちょう)水底(すいてい)水草(みずくさ)()べています。

      At the lake, the swan is eating aquatic plants from the bottom of the water. {swan (Cygnus spp.), white-feathered bird}

      • N1

      日本(にほん)にはオオハクチョウという白鳥(はくちょう)(ふゆ)()ます。

      In Japan, a swan called the Whooper Swan comes in the winter. {swan (Cygnus spp.), white-feathered bird}

      • N1

      (みずうみ)からバサバサと白鳥(はくちょう)()()様子(ようす)()て、白鳥(はくちょう)(おお)きさを(かん)じました。

      Watching the swans flapping their wings and taking off from the lake, I could sense the magnitude of these white-feathered birds. {swan (Cygnus spp.), white-feathered bird}

      • N1

      オオハクチョウとコハクチョウという白鳥(はくちょう)(ふゆ)になると日本(にほん)渡来(とらい)するとか。

      It is said that swans called the Tundra Swan and the Whooper Swan migrate to Japan in the winter. {swan (Cygnus spp.), white-feathered bird}

      • N1
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