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Source Word

黒鳥

Hiragana
こくちょう / くろどり
Noun
archaic literally
Japanese Meaning
水鳥の一種で、全身が黒い羽で覆われた鳥。特に「コクチョウ(黒いハクチョウ)」を指すことがある。 / 比喩的に、珍しい存在や例外的な事象をたとえていう表現。
Easy Japanese Meaning
からだのはねがくろいとりのこと。とくにくろいはねをもつはくちょうをさす。
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According to ancient legends, the black swan was considered a symbol of bad luck.

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Sense(1)

(archaic, literally) a black-feathered bird

Sense(2)

a black swan, specifically Cygnus atratus

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kyūjitai

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