さえずり

noun

chirping; twittering; warbling

Refers to the singing or calling of small birds. Often used in poetic or descriptive contexts.

• 朝あさ、小こ鳥とりのさえずりで目めが覚さめた。

  I woke up to the chirping of small birds in the morning.

• 森もりの中なかは鳥とりのさえずりでにぎやかだった。

  The forest was lively with the twittering of birds.

noun

whale tongue (food)

A culinary term for whale tongue, typically used in traditional Japanese cuisine. Not a common word in everyday conversation.

• 鯨くじらのさえずりは珍ちん味みとして扱あつかわれることがある。

  Whale tongue is sometimes treated as a delicacy.