This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

啄む

Reading

Kana: ついばむ
Romaji: tsuibamu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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1

to pick at; to peck at

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: タク、 ツク、 トク、 ついば.む、 つつ.く
Meanings: peck, pick up

Example Sentences

(とり)穀物(こくもつ)をついばんだ。
➥The birds pecked grains.
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ひとの(こえ)()不気味(ぶきみ)()(ごえ)漆黒(しっこく)(はね)()(にく)(ついば)姿(すがた)などから、(からす)不幸(ふこう)()()りる不吉(ふきつ)(とり)として世界(せかい)()られています。
➥A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.
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