鳥とり毛げ

noun

plumage; feathers

General term for bird feathers or plumage. Often used in contexts like birdwatching, biology, or describing the appearance of birds. Compare with 羽毛 (うもう), which is more common in everyday language.

See also: 羽毛

• その鳥とりは美うつくしい鳥とり毛げを持もっている。

  That bird has beautiful plumage.

• 鳥とり毛げを集あつめて標ひょう本ほんを作つくる。

  I collect feathers to make specimens.

noun

decorative feathers on a spear sheath or pole

Historical term referring to ornamental feathers attached to the sheath of a spear or to a pole, used in traditional Japanese contexts such as festivals or military displays.

• 槍やりの鞘さやに付つけられた鳥とり毛げが風かぜに揺ゆれていた。

  The decorative feathers on the spear sheath swayed in the wind.