鳶(とび)

とび
noun
black kite (bird of prey)
animal-bird
1. black kite (bird of prey)
A common brown bird of prey often seen circling and crying overhead near coasts and rivers in Japan, known for snatching food from people.
鳶(とび)が空(そら)で輪(わ)を描(えが)く。
A kite circles in the sky.
海岸(かいがん)で鳶(とび)にお弁当(べんとう)を取(と)られた。
A kite snatched my lunch at the beach.
鳶(とび)がピーヒョロロと鳴(な)きながら、上空(じょうくう)をゆっくりと旋回(せんかい)していた。
A black kite slowly circled overhead, crying with its characteristic call.

A common medium-sized hawk seen circling over Japanese coasts, rivers, and towns. It is notorious for swooping down to snatch food from people's hands at the beach.

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Related: 鷹(たか) (hawk, falcon)
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Added 2026.5.21 13:04 · Revised 2026.9.30 2:42
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