小鳥

See also: 小鸟

Chinese

 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
bird
trad. (小鳥) 小 鳥
simp. (小鸟) 小 鸟

Pronunciation


Noun

小鳥

  1. small bird; little bird
  2. (golf) birdie
  3. (childish) penis

Synonyms

  • (small bird):
  • (birdie): 博蒂
  • (penis):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小 鳥
こ
Grade: 1
とり
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 小 (ko, “small, little”) +‎ 鳥 (tori, “bird”).[1][2][3]

First attested in the Utsubo Monogatari of the late 900s.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ことり [kòtórí] (Heiban – [0])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞to̞ɾʲi]

Noun

小(こ)鳥(とり) • (kotori) 

  1. [from late 900s] small bird, little bird

Proper noun

小(こ)鳥(とり) • (Kotori) 

  1. a female given name
  2. a surname

References

  1. “小鳥”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. “小鳥”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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