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Meanings
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cormorant
A diving bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae. In Japan, the Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus) is famous for its use in ukai (cormorant fishing).
A cormorant is catching fish in the river.
Cormorant fishing on the Nagara River is famous.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉で鵜を飼うto keep/raise cormorants at a place (for fishing)
The cormorant handler keeps cormorants by the riverside.
- 鵜が魚を捕るa cormorant catches fish
We watched the cormorants catch fish one after another.