帰巣

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
そう
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
歸巢 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound from () (ki, returning) + (そう) (, nest).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲiso̞ː]

Noun

()(そう) • (kisō

  1. (of animals, especially of birds) homing to one's nest

Verb

()(そう)する • (kisō surusuru (stem ()(そう) (kisō shi), past ()(そう)した (kisō shita))

  1. (of animals, especially of birds) to home to one's nest

Conjugation