くちばし (kuchibashi) Japanese meaning: beak | KotomoraThe bird caught a fish with its long beak.
The small bird with a yellow beak is cute.
Usage patterns
嘴で〈物〉をつつくto peck at something with one's beak
The little bird is pecking at its food with its beak.
嘴が黄色いto be inexperienced or young (lit. to have a yellow beak, like a fledgling)
He's still a green newcomer.
喙Usage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
觜
Rare kanji variant; reading はし is uncommon.
