In this article, we will see a list of Japanese words related to birds. I hope you enjoy this extensive list of birds in Japanese. Besides the birds in Japanese, at the end of the article, we will have a list of onomatopoeias and related words.
It is worth remembering that although the names of birds in Japanese are written with kanji (ideograms), it is more common to write them in katakana or sometimes hiragana. This happens quite often with the names of animals and birds.
- Bird in Japanese is called tori [鳥];
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List of Birds in Japanese
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| Portuguese | Japanese | Romaji |
| vulture | ハゲワシ | hagewashi |
| albatross | アホウドリ | ahōdori |
| swallow | 燕 | tsubame |
| swift | 雨燕 | ama tsubame |
| ostrich | 駝鳥 | dachō |
| hawk | 鷹 | taka |
| hummingbird | 蜂鳥 | hachidori |
| canary | 金糸雀 | kanaria |
| stork | シュバシコウ | shubashikō |
| great tit | 四十雀 | shijūkara |
| swans | 白鳥 | hakuchō |
| quail | ウズラ | uzura |
| condor | コンドル | kondoru |
| owl | トラフズク | torafuzuku |
| great horned owl | ワシミミズク | washi mimizuku |
| crow | 渡鴉 | watari garasu |
| lark | 雲雀 | hibari |
| cuckoo | 郭公 | kakkō |
| dom-fafe | 鷽 | uso |
| starling | ムクドリ | mukudori |
| pheasant | キジ | kiji |
| falcon | 隼 | hayabusa |
| flamingo | フラミンゴ | furamingo |
| seagull | 鴎 | kamome |
| wood hen | エゾライチョウ | ezo raichō |
| goose | ガチョウ | gachō |
| heron | 鷺 | sagi |
| gray jay | 鴉 | karasu |
| white-tailed jay | 深山烏 | miyama garasu |
| gray-necked crow | ニシコクマルガラス | nishikokumaru garasu |
| crane | 鶴 | tsuru |
| blackbird | クロウタドリ | kurōtadori |
| parrot | オウム | ōmu |
| sparrow | 雀 | suzume |
| duck | 鴨 | kamo |
| peacock | 孔雀 | kujaku |
| magpie | 鵲 | kasasagi |
| pelican | ペリカン | perikan |
| gray partridge | ヨーロッパヤマウズラ | yōroppa yamauzura |
| woodpecker | キツツキ | kitsutsuki |
| penguin | ペンギン | pengin |
| dove | 鳩 | hato |
| bird | 鳥 | tori |
| nightingale | サヨナキドリ | sayonakidori |
| finch | ズアオアトリ | zuaoatori |
| capercaillie | ヨーロッパオオライチョウ | yōroppa ōraichō |
| lyrebird | クロライチョウ | kuro raichō |
| song thrush | 歌鶫 | uta tsugumi |
| fieldfare | ノハラツグミ | nohara tsugumi |
| eagle | 鷲 | washi |
Bird Sounds in Japanese
To conclude the article, we will complement it with some bird sounds in Japanese. If you liked the article, share this amazing site that teaches Japanese for free with your friends.
- clucking – kokkotto naku [コッコッと鳴く]
- singing – kokekokkō to naku [コケコッコーと鳴く]
- singing – saezuru [さえずる]
- chirping, warbling – saezuru [さえずる]
- cock-a-doodle-doo – kokekokkō [コケコッコー]
- cawing – kākā to naku [カーカーと鳴く]
- quacking – gāgā naku [ガーガー鳴く]
- screaming – naku [鳴く]
- tweeting – pīpī naku [ピーピー鳴く]
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