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：2026/01/08
ことり
Hiragana
ことり / こどり
Kanji
小鳥 / 子取り / 子捕り
Noun
Japanese Meaning
小さな鳥。特に、姿が愛らしく、身近に見られる鳥を親しみを込めていう語。 / （「子取り」「子捕り」とも書く）鬼役が子どもたちを捕まえる遊びの一種。日本の伝統的な子どもの遊び。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ちいさなとり。またはこどもをおいかけてつかまえるあそびのなまえ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
小鸟 / 抓人游戏（日本儿童游戏）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
小鳥 / 抓小孩（日本兒童遊戲）
Korean Meaning
작은 새 / 아이 잡기 놀이
Indonesian
burung kecil / permainan anak: tangkap anak (kejar-kejaran)
Vietnamese Meaning
chim nhỏ / trò đuổi bắt trẻ em
Tagalog Meaning
maliit na ibon / larong habulan ng bata
Sense（1）
小鳥: small bird, little bird
Sense（2）
子取り, 子捕り: catch-the-child (Japanese game)
（ romanization ）
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小鳥: small bird, little bird / 子取り, 子捕り: catch-the-child (Japanese game)
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ことり
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I found a cute little bird in the park.
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公園で可愛いことりを見つけました。
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