渡り鳥

Japanese
Kanji in this term
渡 鳥
わたり
Grade: S		 とり > どり
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 渡り (watari, 渡る (wataru, “to migrate”)) +‎ 鳥 (tori, “bird”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) わたり​どり [wàtáríꜜdòrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝa̠ta̠ɾʲido̞ɾʲi]

Noun

渡(わた)り鳥(どり) • (wataridori) 

  1. a bird of passage; a migratory bird
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