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    3. 燕

    燕

    燕つばめ

    swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family)

    KMT9News #21+1CoreRef L1NounAnimalsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    つばめつばくらめつばくらつばくろツバメ

    Noun

    1.
    swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family), martin
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
    3.
    younger man involved with an older woman, boy toy

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    春はるになると、燕つばめが日に本ほんにやってくる。

    When spring comes, swallows come to Japan.

    KMT5AnimalsNature & Environment
    軒のき先さきに燕つばめが巣すを作つくり、ひながかえった。

    Swallows built a nest under the eaves, and chicks hatched.

    KMT9AnimalsNature & EnvironmentHome & Housing
    燕つばめは害がい虫ちゅうを捕ほ食しょくするため、農のう家かにとっては益えき鳥ちょうとされている。

    Swallows prey on harmful insects, so they are considered beneficial birds by farmers.

    KMT9AnimalsNature & Environment
    昔むかしから燕つばめが巣すを作つくる家いえは縁えん起ぎが良よいと言いわれている。

    It has been said since ancient times that houses where swallows build nests are lucky.

    KMT9AnimalsCulture & TraditionsHistory
    燕つばめの飛ひ翔しょうは、その優ゆう雅がさと速 さで人ひと々びとを魅み了りょうする。

    The flight of swallows fascinates people with its elegance and speed.

    KMT10AnimalsNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    燕
    つばめ・つばくら・つばくろ…(1)
    swallow (bird)
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