千鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
千	鳥
ち Grade: 1	とり > どり Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
鵆

Etymology

千 (chi, “thousand”) +‎ 鳥 (tori, “bird”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちどり [chíꜜdòrì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕido̞ɾʲi]

Noun

千(ち)鳥(どり) or 千鳥(チドリ) • (chidori) 

1. (literal) numerous birds
2. a plover

   Synonym: 糸繰 (itokuri)

Derived terms

• 千鳥足(ちどりあし) (chidori-ashi)
• 千鳥格子(ちどりごうし) (chidori gōshi)
• 千鳥(チドリ)の木(キ) (chidori no ki)

Proper noun

千(ち)鳥(どり) • (Chidori) 

1. a place name