カナリア
かなりあ
noun
canary
1.
canary (the small songbird)
A small yellow songbird kept as a pet and prized for its singing. Often used figuratively as an early warning of danger.
カナリアを飼っている。
I keep a canary.
カナリアの鳴き声が美しい。
The canary's song is beautiful.
昔は炭鉱でガスを知らせるためにカナリアが使われた。
Long ago, canaries were used in coal mines to warn of gas.
A loanword (from English "canary"). A popular pet songbird, valued for its singing. The image of the "canary in the coal mine" — a bird whose distress warns miners of poisonous gas — is also known in Japanese.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- カナリアを飼う: keep a canary
- カナリアの鳴き声: a canary's song
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 文鳥: Java sparrow — another small bird commonly kept as a pet in Japan