ホオアカ

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Meanings

1

chestnut-eared bunting; grey-headed bunting

usually written using kana alone

A small bird (Emberiza fucata) native to East Asia, known for its distinctive chestnut ear coverts.

ホオアカは夏なつに日本にほんで繁はん殖しょくする。
The chestnut-eared bunting breeds in Japan in summer.
草そう原げんでホオアカのさえずりが聞きこえた。
I heard the song of a grey-headed bunting in the grassland.