Refers to a baby bird, especially one that is still in the nest or recently hatched. Often used in contrast to ひよこ, which can refer to a slightly older chick.
See also: ひよこ
巣の中でひながピーピー鳴いている。
The chicks are chirping in the nest.
I found a baby sparrow.
hina doll; Girls' Festival doll
Refers to the ornamental dolls displayed during the Hinamatsuri (Girls' Festival) on March 3rd. Often used in compounds like ひな人形.
We display hina dolls for the Girls' Festival.
I inherited old hina dolls from my grandmother.
The chick hatched from its egg in the nest.
Many households display hina dolls on March 3rd.
The mother bird is feeding her chick.
We put away the hina dolls after the festival ends.
chick; baby bird
nestling; baby bird still in the nest
male hina doll; emperor doll
protruding front part of an eboshi · clitoris
imperial couple dolls; emperor and empress dolls
floating paper dolls downriver on March 3
common poppy; corn poppy; field poppy; red poppy
Dolls' Festival sweets
vesper bat; Asian particolored bat; evening bat
Chinese bleak (Aphyocypris chinensis)
playing with hina dolls; Girl's Festival doll play