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

鳥無き里の蝙蝠

Reading

Kana: とりなきさとのこうもり
Romaji: torinakisatonokoumori
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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a man among the geese when the gander is away; a one-eyed king in the land of the blind; a bat in a village without birds

Note: idiomatic expression

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Readings: リ、 さと
Meanings: ri, village, parent's home, league
Readings: ヘン、 こうもり
Meaning: bat
Reading: フク
Meaning: bat