コウノトリ
also: こう
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Meanings
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stork; Oriental stork
usually written using kana alone
Refers to storks, especially the Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana). In Japan, it is a symbol of good luck and child delivery.
A stork is flying in the sky.
There is a legend that storks deliver babies.