noun
plover
Refers to various small wading birds of the family Charadriidae, commonly seen near water. The word is often used in poetry and place names.
海岸でちどりが波打ち際を走っている。
Plovers are running along the water's edge at the beach.
千鳥の鳴き声が聞こえる。
I can hear the call of a plover.
Rare variant kanji; not commonly used.
Rare variant kanji; not commonly used.
The word ちどり is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 千鳥 literally means 'thousand birds', but the exact derivation of the name is uncertain; it may refer to the bird's flocking behavior or its rapid, fluttering flight.