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

Readings

Kana: ひよこ、ひな、ひよっこ、ヒナ
Romaji: hiyoko, hina, hiyokko, hina
Kana
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Definitions

1

young bird; chick

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

3

green; wet behind the ears; juvenile

Kanji

Readings: スウ、 ス、 ジュ、 ひな、 ひよこ
Meanings: chick, squab, duckling, doll

Example Sentences

(はは)(とり)(ひな)(むし)()ってきた。
➥The mother bird brought worms for her young ones.
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彼女(かのじょ)雛菊(ひなぎく)(つま)むのをやめた。
➥She stopped picking daisies.
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あちこちにヒナギクが群生(ぐんせい)している。
➥There are clumps of daisies here and there.
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めん(どり)がひなをかえしている。
➥The hen is hatching her chicks.
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めんどりはひなを(かか)()んでいる。
➥The hen keeps her brood under her.
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彼女(かのじょ)にヒナギクの(はな)()んでやった。
➥I plucked a daisy for her.
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