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Meanings

parrot
parakeet

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
イン
オウ
ヨウ

Common Words

鸚鵡
うむ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #51414
1

(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)

Examples
オウムは人の言葉をまねできる。
A parrot can imitate human speech.
鸚鵡返し
うむがえし
Noun
Freq #56481
1

Oft. adverbially as 〜に

parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot

オカメインコ
阿亀鸚哥
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #113038
1

cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)

セキセイインコ
背黄青鸚哥
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #115168
1

budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus); common pet parakeet; shell parakeet; budgie

インコ
鸚哥
音呼
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #162639
1

true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)

Examples
インコを飼うために必要なものを揃えましょう。
Let's get what we need to keep a parrot.
紅金剛鸚哥
ベニコンゴウインコ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #216175
1

green-winged macaw (Ara chloropterus); red-and-green macaw; scarlet macaw

ボタンインコ
牡丹鸚哥
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #258124
1

lovebird (esp. Lilian's lovebird, Agapornis lilianae)

鸚鵡貝
オウムガイ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #281323
1

chambered nautilus (esp. species Nautilus pompilius)

コンゴウインコ
金剛鸚哥
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #308398
1

macaw

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