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嘴: beak

beak; bill
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Readings

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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

The chick opened its big mouth and received food from its parent's beak.

The miners swung their pickaxes and dug on through the hard bedrock.

Sand carried by the river piled up and formed a sand spit jutting narrowly out to sea.

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