燕

Readings

Kana: つばめ、つばくらめ、つばくら、つばくろ、ツバメ

Romaji: tsubame, tsubakurame, tsubakura, tsubakuro, tsubame

Definitions

noun

1

swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin

Note: word usually written using kana alone

2

barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

3

younger man involved with an older woman

See also: 若い燕

Kanji

燕

Readings: エン、 つばめ、 つばくら、 つばくろ

Meaning: swallow (bird)

Example Sentences

ツバメは飛(と)ぶのが速(はや)い。

➥The swallow is swift in flight.

つばめはとても速(はや)く飛(と)ぶ。

➥A swallow flies very swiftly.

ツバメ一(いち)羽(わ)で夏(なつ)にはならぬ。

➥One swallow does not make a summer.

ツバメは夏(なつ)の前触(まえぶ)れだ。

➥The swallow is a sign of summer.

つばめが空(そら)を飛(と)んでいる。

➥Swallows are flying in the sky.

つばめは温(あたた)かい土地(とち)へ移(うつ)る。

➥Swallows migrate to a warm climate.