渡り鳥
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 渡 | 鳥 |
| わたり Grade: S | とり > どり Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology
From 渡り (watari, 渡る (wataru, “to migrate”)) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”)
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) わたりどり [wàtáríꜜdòrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠ta̠ɾʲido̞ɾʲi]
Noun
渡り鳥 (hiragana わたりどり, rōmaji wataridori)
- a bird of passage; a migratory bird