巣 (す, su) Japanese meaning: nest | Kotomoraある
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There is a small bird's nest in the tree in the garden.
Bears spend the winter in their dens.
Usage patterns
〈動物〉が巣を作るfor an animal to build a nest
A small bird built a nest in the garden tree.
〈動物〉が巣を張るfor a spider to spin a web
A spider has spun a web under the eaves.
〈場所〉が〈人〉の巣になるfor a place to become someone's hideout or hangout
That abandoned house had become a hangout for delinquents.
〈動物〉が巣を離れるfor a young animal to leave the nest
The time will come for the young bird to leave the nest.
Expressions
蜂の巣beehive; hive; honeycomb · full of holes; Swiss cheese · beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe · swage block
nest; build a nest · hang out (of a bad group); be based (in); haunt · lodge (in one's mind); be planted; lurk (in one's heart)
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leaving the nest; fledging · going out into the world; becoming independent
nesting hole; burrow; den
nestling; baby bird still in the nest
setting hen; broody hen
Eurasian jay
beehive; hive
aerie; eyrie
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
setting; brooding
changing nests; moving to a new nest · changing one's place of entertainment; moving to a different pleasure spot
nest; stay in the nest
