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Meanings

beak
bill

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
スイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くちばし
はし

Common Words

(嘴/觜)
クチバシ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #21623
1

beak; bill

Examples
きつつきは、長く尖ったくちばしで、木の幹をつついて、中にいる虫を食べます。
Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.
Noun
Freq #181230
1

Astronomy

Chinese "Turtle Beak" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

とろき星
とろきぼし
Noun
1

Chinese "Turtle Beak" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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