閑古鳥

かんこどり

Also written 閑子鳥

Meanings

1. Noun cuckoo See also: 郭公 (かっこう). See also: 閑古鳥が鳴く (かんこどりがなく).

Kanji

• 閑 leisure. Read as カン.
• 古 old
• 鳥 bird. Read as とり.

Example sentences

• ウチだって閑古鳥が鳴くようなカツカツの状態だから、バイトを雇う余裕なんてない。
  We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.

Common phrases

• 閑古鳥が鳴く (かんこどりがなく) to be quiet (due to lack of activity)

Words containing 閑古鳥

• 閑古鳥が鳴く (かんこどりがなく) to be quiet (due to lack of activity)

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