籠の鳥

かごのとり

Also written 篭の鳥

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun caged bird
2. person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)

Kanji

• 籠 basket. Read as かご.
• 鳥 bird. Read as とり.

Example sentences

• 籠の鳥に水とえさをまいにちやるようにしてください。
  Please see that the birds in the cage get water and food every day.
• 彼と付き合ってると、籠の鳥のような気分になるのよね。だから、別れたの。
  When I was with him, I felt like a bird trapped in a cage, so I split up with him.

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