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：2026/01/05
ほととぎす
Kanji
時鳥
Noun
Japanese Meaning
カッコウ科の鳥。ウグイスなど他の鳥の巣に卵を産み育てさせる托卵（たくらん）で知られる。「てっぺんかけたか」などと聞こえる独特の鳴き声をもち、古くから和歌・俳句・故事などに多く詠まれてきた鳥。
Easy Japanese Meaning
なつによくなくとりのなまえ。たかいこえでなく。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
小杜鹃（Cuculus poliocephalus） / 又称灰头布谷，杜鹃科的一种鸟
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
小杜鵑 / 一種杜鵑科鳥類
Korean Meaning
두견새 / 접동새 / 뻐꾸기과의 작은 종
Vietnamese Meaning
chim cu cu nhỏ (Cuculus poliocephalus) / loài chim họ cu cu phân bố ở Đông Á
Tagalog Meaning
isang uri ng ibon: lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) / ibon na kilala sa panitikang Hapon dahil sa huni nito
Sense（1）
the lesser cuckoo, Cuculus poliocephalus
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Quizzes for review
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ほととぎす
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I heard the call of the lesser cuckoo.
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ほととぎすの鳴き声が聞こえてきました。
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