雀

すずめ

Also written スズメ

Meanings

1. Noun tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
2. talkative person; knowledgeable person

Kanji

• 雀 sparrow. Read as すずめ.

Example sentences

• その坊やはツバメとスズメが区別できない。
  The boy can't tell a swallow from a sparrow.
• スズメの鳴き声一つしなかった。
  Not a single sparrow was to be heard.
• すずめが飛び回っていた。
  Sparrows were flying about.
• あの鳥は、多分スズメだよ。
  That bird is probably a sparrow.
• このスズメの羽、折れちゃってるよ。
  This sparrow's wings are broken.

Words containing 雀

• 雀の涙 (すずめのなみだ) drop in the bucket
• 竹に雀 (たけにすずめ) match made in heaven
• 着たきり雀 (きたきりすずめ) owning nothing except the clothes on one's back

And 13 more.

Word lists

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