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燕: swallow (bird)

swallow (bird)
16 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 5 words here

Readings

On
エン
Kun
つばめ・つばくら・つばくろ

燕 alone is つばめ (swallow) and エン in compounds: 燕尾服 (tailcoat), 燕麦 (oats).

Key words

燕つばめswallow
燕尾服えんびふくtailcoat
燕麦えんばくoats
燕の巣つばめのすswallow's nest

Example sentences

When spring comes, swallows build nests under the eaves of the station.

At the wedding, the groom wore a black tailcoat.

For breakfast I cooked oats in milk and topped them with banana.

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