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射干玉鳥 (ぬばたまどり) — lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
射干玉鳥

射干玉鳥

射ぬば干た玉まど鳥り

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

Kanji Vocab Animals29 strokes

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ぬばたまどり

Noun

1.

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

rare term

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Kanji that make up this word

い.る・さ.す・う.つ…(1)

shoot・shine into・onto・archery

ほ.す・ほ.し-・-ぼ.し・ひ.る…(2)

dry・parch・ebb・recede・interfere…(1)

たま・たま-・-だま…(3)

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