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    3. 寒苦鳥

    寒苦鳥

    寒かん苦く鳥ちょう

    cold-suffering bird

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab31 strokes

    かんくちょうかんくどりかんくとり

    Noun

    1.
    cold-suffering bird, kankuchō, imaginary bird said to live in the Himalayas who forgets the cold of night as soon as morning comes
    Buddhism
    2.
    (lazy) person who is poor at practicing asceticism, person unlikely to reach satori
    idiomatic expressionderogatoryBuddhism

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    Kanji that make up this word

    寒
    さむ.い…(3)
    cold
    苦
    くる.しい・-ぐる.しい・くる.しむ・くる.しめる・にが.い・にが.る…(1)
    suffering・trial・worry・hardship・feel bitter…(1)
    鳥
    とり…(4)
    bird・chicken
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