嘴
嘴: beak
beak; bill
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Readings
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Kunくちばし・はし
The beak is くちばし (嘴); 砂嘴 (さし) is a sand spit, and 鶴嘴 (つるはし) a pickaxe.
Key words
嘴くちばしbeak; bill
鶴嘴つるはしpickaxe
砂嘴さしsand spit
嘴太鴉はしぶとがらすlarge-billed crow
Example sentences
ひなは大きな口を開けて、親鳥の嘴からえさをもらった。
The chick opened its big mouth and received food from its parent's beak.
坑夫たちは鶴嘴を振るって、固い岩盤を掘り進めた。
The miners swung their pickaxes and dug on through the hard bedrock.
川が運んだ砂が積もって、海へ細長く突き出した砂嘴ができた。
Sand carried by the river piled up and formed a sand spit jutting narrowly out to sea.