Vocabulary What does 千鳥 (ちどり, chidori) mean? 千鳥 (ちどり, chidori) means plover. Quick factsReadingちどりRomajichidoriPart of speechnoun 千鳥ちどりchidoriplover1noun ploverAlso written: 鵆、鴴Kanji in this word千thousand; the number 1000鳥bird