翡翠しょうびん

noun

kingfisher

Refers to the kingfisher bird, especially the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis). The Japanese name カワセミ is more common in everyday language; しょうびん is a literary or formal term, often used in poetry and traditional contexts.

See also: カワセミ

• 翡翠しょうびんは川かわ辺べで小こ魚ざかなを捕とる美うつくしい鳥とりだ。

  The kingfisher is a beautiful bird that catches small fish by the riverside.

• 俳はい句くでは、翡翠しょうびんが夏なつの季き語ごとして詠よまれることがある。

  In haiku, the kingfisher is sometimes used as a seasonal word for summer.