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サイホウチョウ (さいほうちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

サイホウチョウ

Meanings

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noun

tailorbird

usually written using kana alone

Refers to birds of the genus Orthotomus, known for sewing leaves together to build nests.

サイホウチョウは葉はを縫ぬい合あわせて巣すを作つくる。
The tailorbird sews leaves together to make its nest.

Written forms

サイホウチョウ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this bird name; usually written in kana.
裁さい縫ほう鳥ちょう
Kanji spelling is rare and may not be widely recognized; the katakana form is preferred.

Kanji

裁tailor, judge, decision
縫sew, stitch, embroider
鳥

bird, chicken

Etymology

From 裁縫 (saihō, 'sewing') + 鳥 (chō, 'bird'), referring to its nest-building behavior.