雀
雀

sparrow

11 strokesFrequency 1,856Grade 9

On

ジャクジャンサクシャク

Kun

すずめ

Nanori

ざく

Dictionary

Common Words

雀すずめスズメNounFreq #17171
1

tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

Examples
スズメの鳴き声一つしなかった。
Not a single sparrow was to be heard.
2

talkative person; knowledgeable person

そばかすソバカス雀斑蕎麦滓NounFreq #27657
1

Word usually written using kana alone

freckle; lentigo; ephelis

Examples
家では赤味がかった髪とそばかすのせいで、母が侮蔑を込めて「にんじん」と名付け、皆にもそう呼ばせています。
At home, because of his reddish hair and freckles, his mother scornfully named him "carrot" and had everybody else call him that.
2

蕎麦滓 only; Archaic; Orig. meaning

buckwheat chaff

麻雀マージャンNounFreq #28928
1

mahjong; mah-jongg

Examples
麻雀牌はとってもきれいなものです。
Mahjong tiles are very beautiful.
朱雀すざくすじゃくしゅじゃくNounFreq #34319
1

Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens)

2

Astronomy

seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens

孔雀くじゃくクジャクNounFreq #34337
1

peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)

Examples
雄のくじゃくは尾の羽毛が色彩豊かである。
The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.
カナリア《金糸雀》カナリヤNounUsually kanaFreq #36138
1

canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)

Examples
私のカナリアは猫に殺された。
My canary was killed by a cat.
ひばり雲雀こくてんし (告天子)こうてんし (告天子)ヒバリ告天子NounFreq #40580
1

Word usually written using kana alone

skylark (Alauda arvensis)

2

こうてんし only

Mongolian lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)

雀の涙すずめの涙スズメの涙すずめのなみだNounExpressionFreq #53140
1

Idiomatic expression

drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; sparrow tears

Examples
雀の涙ほどの給料では何の役にも立たない。
The chicken feed I get for a salary is good for nothing.
雀荘ジャン荘ジャンそうNounFreq #72471
1

Mahjong

mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor

雀躍じゃくやくNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #81196
1

leaping for joy; exultation

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