渡り鳥

わたりどり

migratory bird, bird of passage

What does 渡り鳥 mean?

渡り鳥 is a Japanese noun meaning migratory bird, bird of passage in English. It is written as 渡り鳥 in kanji, わたりどり in hiragana, and wataridori in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

トムは仏英辞典をメアリーに渡した。

Tom gave a French-English dictionary to Mary.