No. 662 in Japanese
鳥
Bird.
In a sentence
この鳥は青い羽を持っています。
This bird has blue feathers.
'鳥' refers to a bird, specifically the subject 'this bird' being described in the sentence.
空を自由に飛ぶ鳥が見えますか？
Can you see the bird flying freely in the sky?
'鳥' represents a bird seen flying in the sky; it's a generic mention of a bird as a category.
焼き鳥は日本の伝統的な料理です。
Yakitori is a traditional Japanese dish.
'焼き鳥' refers to a specific dish in which meat is skewered and grilled, incorporating '鳥' contextually to mean bird as in the main ingredient.
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