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(か)っている。

I keep a canary.

カナリアの鳴(な)き声(ごえ)が美(うつく)しい。

The canary's song is beautiful.

昔(むかし)は炭鉱(たんこう)でガスを知(し)らせるためにカナリアが使(つか)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(か)う: keep a canary
カナリアの鳴(な)き声(ごえ): a canary's song

Similar words

文鳥(ぶんちょう): Java sparrow — another small bird commonly kept as a pet in Japan

Related Words

Compare: 文鳥(ぶんちょう) (Java sparrow)

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Added 2026.5.23 11:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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