きつつき
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word きつつき
1
woodpecker
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.
Kanji in this Word
啄
10 strokes
Frequency: 2463
JLPT N1
Grade 9
Meanings
peck
pick up
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
タク
ツク
トク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ついば.む
つつ.く
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
くち
はし
ばし
木
4 strokes
Frequency: 317
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
tree
wood
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ボク
モク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
き
こ-
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ぐ
も
もと
鳥
11 strokes
Frequency: 1043
JLPT N3
Grade 2
Meanings
bird
chicken
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
チョウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
とり
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
か
と
とっ
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