ホトトギスホトトギスFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounlesser cuckoousually written using kana aloneA bird species (Cuculus poliocephalus) known for its distinctive call, often associated with early summer in Japanese poetry. Usually written in kana.ホトトギスの鳴なき声ごえが聞きこえると、夏なつの訪おとずれを感かんじる。Break this sentence down in the analyzerWhen I hear the call of the lesser cuckoo, I feel the arrival of summer.ホトトギスはウグイスなどの巣すに卵たまごを産うみ込こむ。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe lesser cuckoo lays its eggs in the nests of other birds, such as the Japanese bush warbler.See all 44 example sentences ›Expressionsあの声こえで蜥蜴とかげ食くらうか時鳥ほととぎすdon't judge a book by its cover
