啄木鳥

きつつき

Also written キツツキ, たくぼくちょう, けら, けらつつき

Meanings

1. Noun woodpecker

Kanji

• 啄 peck; pick up
• 木 tree
• 鳥 bird

Example sentences

• 「何の音かしら？」「啄木鳥のようだね」
  "What's that sound?" "It sounds like a woodpecker."
• 啄木鳥は、冬に向けてドングリを集めています。
  The woodpecker is gathering acorns for the winter.
• キツツキだよ。
  It's a woodpecker.

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