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    3. 巣

    巣

    巣す

    nest

    N3KMT6News #7+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentAnimalsKanji Vocab11 strokes

    栖

    す

    Noun

    1.
    nest, rookery, breeding place, hive
    2.
    den
    3.
    haunt
    4.
    (spider's) web

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    鳥とりが木きに巣すを作つくっています。

    A bird is building a nest in the tree.

    KMT3AnimalsNature & Environment
    蜂はちの巣すが軒のき下したにできていました。

    A beehive was formed under the eaves.

    KMT6AnimalsNature & Environment
    クモが窓まどの隅すみに大おおきな巣すを張はっていました。

    A spider had spun a large web in the corner of the window.

    KMT6AnimalsHome & Housing
    雛ひな鳥どりたちは、親おや鳥どりが運はこんでくる餌えさを巣すの中なかで待まっています。

    The chicks are waiting in the nest for the food their parents bring.

    KMT7AnimalsNature & Environment
    その洞どう窟くつは、クマの冬とう眠みんの巣すとなっていました。

    That cave had become a den for bears to hibernate.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentAnimals

    Kanji that make up this word

    巣
    す・す.くう…(1)
    nest・rookery・hive・cobweb・den
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