Vocabulary

What does 小鳥 (ことり, kotori) mean?

小鳥 (ことり, kotori) means small bird.

Quick facts
Readingことり
Romajikotori
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
ことり
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkotori

small bird

  1. 1noun small bird; little bird

Example sentences

  • A small bird came to the garden this morning.

  • I heard the sound of small birds in the park.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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