親鳥

Reading

Kana: おやどり

Romaji: oyadori

Definition

noun

1

parent bird

Kanji

親

Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ

Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)

鳥

Readings: チョウ、 とり

Meanings: bird, chicken

Example Sentences

ムクドリのヒナを親鳥(おやどり)に返(かえ)せますか。

➥Can you return starling chicks to their parents?

４月(しがつ)に孵化(ふか)した雛(ひな)も５ヶ月(かげつ)になった。身体(しんたい)の大(おお)きさは親鳥(おやどり)とほぼ同(おな)じ、オス鳥(とり)のとさかが少(すこ)し小(ちい)さいぐらいか。

➥The chicks hatched in April have also become 5 months old. Their bodies are about the same size as their parents, about the only difference is that the roosters have smaller crests than their father.