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駝鳥

鴕鳥

Readings

Kana: だちょう、ダチョウ
Romaji: dachō, dachō
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Definition

1

ostrich (Struthio camelus)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: ダ、 タ、 せむし
Meanings: hunchback, load
Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken
Readings: ダ、 タ
Meaning: Chinese ostrich

Example Sentences

ダチョウは(そら)()べない。
➥Ostriches are incapable of flight.
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ダチョウは(はね)があるが()べない。
➥The ostrich has wings, but it cannot fly.
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ハトもダチョウも(とも)(とり)だが、前者(ぜんしゃ)()べるし、後者(こうしゃ)()べない。
➥The pigeon and the ostrich are both birds; the one can fly and the other cannot.
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ダチョウは空中(くうちゅう)()ばない。
➥An ostrich does not fly through the air.
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ダチョウはカンガルーと同様(どうよう)(そら)()べない。
➥An ostrich can not fly any more than a kangaroo can.
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そんなわけでダチョウの(にく)牛肉(ぎゅうにく)豚肉(ぶたにく)の2(ばい)以上(いじょう)値段(ねだん)となる。
➥That's why ostrich meat costs more than twice as much as beef and pork.
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