JLPT N4 · Noun

小鳥 (kotori)

小鳥 (ことり, kotori) is a Japanese noun meaning “small bird; little bird”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ことり
Romaji: kotori
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

small bird; little bird · noun

Example sentences

小鳥たちはたのしそうにさえずっています。

The birds are singing merrily.

Tatoeba #146915

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 小鳥

小

little, smallショウ・ちい.さい・こ- · 3 strokes

鳥

bird, chickenチョウ・とり · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 小鳥.

小さいちいさいsmall小さなちいさなsmall小説しょうせつnovel小学校しょうがっこうprimary school小しょうsmallness小包こづつみparcel小麦こむぎwheat小屋こやhut小銭こぜにsmall change小こsmall小指こゆびlittle finger縮小しゅくしょうreduction小数しょうすうfraction (part of)小便しょうべんurine

Source: JMdict entry 1348530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.