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N1 Noun

(ひよこ)young bird, chick, hina doll, doll displayed during the Girls' Festival, green, wet behind the ears, juvenile

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    1. Noun

      1.

      young bird, chick, fledgling

      Usually written using kana alone,

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    2. Noun

      2.

      greenhorn, fledgeling, novice, rookie

      Usually written using kana alone

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    雛 【ひよこ】雛 【ひよっこ】ヒヨコ

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      (にわとり)から(ひよこ)()まれました。

      A chick just hatched from the hen.

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      (ひよこ)とは、(たまご)から(かえ)ったばかりの(とり)である。

      A chick is a bird that's just hatched from its egg.

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      師匠(ししょう):「お(まえ)はまだ(ひよこ)だ。(いち)人前(にんまえ)には程遠(ほどとお)いんだぞ!」

      Master: 'You're still just a juvenile (chick); you've got a long way to go before you're the real deal!'

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      記者(きしゃ)としては(ひよこ)だが、新聞(しんぶん)(しゃ)()()じない仕事(しごと)をするつもりだ。

      I may still be green as a reporter, but I'm determined to live up to the newspaper's name.

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      ぴよぴよと(ひよこ)()いていることとて親鶏(おやどり)(やす)(ひま)もなく世話(せわ)をしている。

      With the chicks constantly chirping, the mother hen barely gets a moment to rest.

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