Kanji

Meaning

swallow (bird)

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • つばめ swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family)
  • つばめ このしろ threadfin (any fish of family Polynemidae, esp. the striped threadfin, Polydactylus plebeius)
  • つばめ とび swallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus)
  • つばくら
  • つばくろ うお longfin batfish (Platax teira)
  • つばくろ えい Japanese butterfly ray (Gymnura japonica)

On'yomi

  • えん じゃく small bird (like a swallow or sparrow)
  • えん そう swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
  • えん dark-red pigment

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