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雀

雀: sparrow

sparrow
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Readings

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ジャク・ジャン・サク・シャク
Kun
すずめ

すずめ on its own; じゃく in 孔雀; the ジャン of 麻雀 (mahjong) is a Chinese-derived reading.

Key words

雀すずめsparrow
孔雀くじゃくpeacock
麻雀まーじゃんmahjong
雲雀ひばりskylark

Example sentences

Sparrows are chirping in the garden tree this morning.

At the zoo I saw a peacock with its feathers spread.

On days off, I play mahjong with friends.

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