chirping; twittering; warbling
Refers to the singing or calling of small birds. Often used in poetic or descriptive contexts.
whale tongue (food)
A culinary term for whale tongue, typically used in traditional Japanese cuisine. Not a common word in everyday conversation.
I woke up to the chirping of small birds in the morning.
The forest was lively with the twittering of birds.
Whale tongue is sometimes treated as a delicacy.
Rare kanji form; the character 囀 is not a jōyō kanji and is seldom used in modern writing.
Derived from the verb さえずる (to chirp), which is of uncertain origin. The kanji 囀 is a kokuji (Japanese-created character) used specifically for bird sounds.