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鳶、鴟、鵄 とび、とんび、トビ、トンビ tobi

JMdict entry #1008670

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) word usually written using kana alone black kite (Milvus migrans)
  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) abbreviation construction worker; scaffold erector; firefighter
    see: 鳶職・1
  3. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) abbreviation fire hook
    see: 鳶口
  4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) abbreviation reddish brown
    see: 鳶色
  5. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) abbreviation Inverness cape
    see: 鳶合羽
  6. noun (common) (futsuumeishi) filcher; sneak thief; pilferer

Kanji in this word

black, kite, fireman

Example sentences

鳶に油揚げをさらわれたようなものだ。
tobi ni aburaage wo sarawa re ta you na mono da 。
I was robbed of my rightful share.
鳶が鷹を生む。
tobi ga taka wo umu 。
Black hens lay white eggs.
庭は木の葉が落ちてとび色だ。
niwa ha konoha ga ochi te tobiiro da 。
The garden is bare and brown.

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