鳥

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)

やまどり／ヤマドリ only; Word usually written using kana alone

copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii)

mountain bird

cuckoo

Yojijukugo

beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics

artistic pursuits involving nature themes

雄鳥 only

male bird

Esp. 雄鶏

cock; rooster

black swan (Cygnus atratus)

shrike (any bird of family Laniidae)

bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird

Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora); Java rice finch

domestic goose

common hill mynah (Gracula religiosa); hill myna; myna bird

nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same

地鳥 only

locally raised chicken

legally protected bird

Company name

Kincho

killing three birds with one stone

chicken bones; chicken carcass

Word usually written using kana alone

grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)

Word usually written using kana alone

nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker

夜鷹 only

streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period)

夜鷹 only; Abbreviation

soba vendors who walk around at night; soba sold by these vendors

Idiomatic expression

great vigor; tremendous energy; forceful enough to knock down birds in flight

flowers and birds

雌鳥 only

female bird

Esp. 雌鶏

hen (female chicken)

bird of paradise (Paradisaeidae family)

ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse

brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)

young bird; fledgling; chick

(young) chicken