燕
燕

swallow (bird)

16 strokesFrequency 2,147Grade 9

On

エン

Kun

つばめつばくらつばくろ

Dictionary

Common Words

つばめ燕ツバメつばくらめつばくらつばくろNounFreq #23036
1

Word usually written using kana alone

swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin

Examples
たくさんのツバメがまもなく南からやってくる。
Many swallows will come soon from the south.
2

barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

3

younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

燕尾服えんびふくNounFreq #35670
1

Clothing

tailcoat

Examples
一般的に言って、オーケストラの指揮者は演奏会で燕尾服を着ます。
Generally speaking, orchestra conductors wear tailcoats at concerts.
飛燕ひえんNounFreq #49144
1

swallow in flight

臙脂燕脂燕支えんじNounFreq #61876
1

dark-red pigment; rouge

2

Abbreviation

dark red; deep red

3

cochineal

カキツバタ杜若燕子花かきつばたNounUsually kanaFreq #76447
1

rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)

後燕こうえんNounFreq #78833
1

Historical term

Later Yan (dynastic Chinese state)

燕児燕子えんじNounFreq #82274
1

Rare term

swallow chick

えん麦燕麦エン麦えんばく (えん麦／燕麦)エンばく (エン麦)エンバクNounFreq #85259
1

oat (Avena sativa); oats

若い燕若いツバメわかいつばめ (若い燕)わかいツバメ (若いツバメ)NounExpressionFreq #120303
1

young lover of an older woman; boy toy

燕雀えんじゃくNounFreq #120305
1

small bird (like a swallow or sparrow)

2

small-minded person; person lacking in character

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