千鳥

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
とり > どり
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
 千鳥 on Japanese Wikipedia
 チドリ科 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(chi, thousand) +‎ (tori, bird)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(どり) or 千鳥(チドリ) (chidori

  1. (literal) numerous birds
  2. a plover
    Synonym: 糸繰 (itokuri)

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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()(どり) (Chidori

  1. a place name