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鳥には帰巣本能がある。

Sentence Analyzer

帰巣 本能 ある

English Translation

Birds have a homing instinct.

Furigana

(とり)には帰巣(きそう)本能(ほんのう)がある。

Romanji

Tori ni wa kisō honnō ga aru.

Words

(とり)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
帰巣 (きそう、きすう)
homing (instinct)
本能 (ほんのう)
instinct
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken
Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ
Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
Readings: ソウ、 す、 す.くう
Meanings: nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity