Vocabulary

What does 雛 (ひな, hina) mean?

雛 (ひな, hina) means chick, baby bird; Hina doll.

Quick facts
Readingひな
Romajihina
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ひな
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhina

chick, baby bird; Hina doll

  1. 1noun young bird; chick; fledgling
  2. 2noun hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

Example sentences

  • Hina dolls are displayed on the shelf.

  • The parent bird is feeding its chicks.

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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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