さえずり

noun

birdsong; chirping; twittering

literarynature sound

1. birdsong, chirping, twittering

The singing or chirping sounds made by small birds. A poetic and descriptive word for bird vocalizations.

鳥(とり)のさえずりが聞(き)こえる。

I can hear birds chirping.

朝(あさ)、小鳥(ことり)のさえずりで目(め)が覚(さ)めた。

I was woken up by the chirping of small birds in the morning.

森(もり)の中(なか)を歩(ある)いていると、あちこちから美(うつく)しいさえずりが響(ひび)いてきた。

As I walked through the forest, beautiful birdsong echoed from all around.

Noun form of the verb さえずる (to chirp, to twitter).

Common collocations

鳥(とり)のさえずり: birdsong
小鳥(ことり)のさえずり: chirping of small birds
さえずりが聞(き)こえる: to hear birdsong
美(うつく)しいさえずり: beautiful birdsong

Usage: A somewhat literary and aesthetic word. In everyday speech, 鳥(とり)の鳴(な)き声(ごえ) (bird's cry/call) is more common. さえずり specifically refers to the melodic singing of songbirds, not harsh cries like those of crows.

Related Words

Related: さえずる (to chirp)

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Added 2026.2.7 15:48 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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