ホーホケキョ

noun

call of the Japanese bush warbler; hooo-hokekyo

Onomatopoeic representation of the Japanese bush warbler's (ウグイス) song, often heard in spring. The call is culturally associated with the arrival of warmer weather.

• 春はるになると、山やまからホーホケキョという鳴なき声ごえが聞きこえてくる。

  When spring comes, you can hear the 'hooo-hokekyo' call from the mountains.