Noun
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin
Usually written using kana alone
たくさんのツバメがまもなく南からやってくる。Many swallows will come soon from the south. barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
see 若い燕
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燕雀えんじゃく
Nounsmall bird (like a swallow or sparrow) · small-minded person; person lacking in character
燕巣えんそう
Nounswift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup); edible bird's nest
臙脂えんじ
Noundark-red pigment; rouge · dark red; deep red · cochineal
杜若カキツバタ
Nounrabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
燕窩えんか
Nounswift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
燕子えんし
Nounswallow
燕児えんじ
Nounswallow chick
燕魚ツバメウオ
Nounlongfin batfish (Platax teira); teira batfish; round-faced batfish · flying fish
宴楽えんらく
Nounmerrymaking; partying
燕楽えんがく
NounAncient Chinese banquet music
燕鰶つばめこのしろ
Nounthreadfin (any fish of family Polynemidae, esp. the striped threadfin, Polydactylus plebeius)
燕鱝つばくろえい
NounJapanese butterfly ray (Gymnura japonica)
燕鳶つばめとび
Nounswallow-tailed kite (Elanoides forficatus)
燕青拳えんせいけん
NounYangqingquan; Yangqing Fist
えん麦えんばく
Nounoat (Avena sativa); oats
燕千鳥つばめちどり
NounOriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum); eastern collared pratincole; large Indian pratincole; swallow-plover
燕尾服えんびふく
Nountailcoat
燕尾鸛えんびこう
Nounmaguari stork (Ciconia maguari)
燕返しつばめがえし
Nounquickly reversed cut (sword technique) · swallow counter (judo technique); swallow flight reversal · swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique)
燕雀鴻鵠えんじゃくこうこく
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)how can a small bird (a sparrow, a petty person) understand the aspirations of a great bird (a phoenix); only a hero can understand a hero
燕去り月つばめさりづき
Nouneighth lunar month
燕万年青ツバメオモト
Nounbead lily (Clintonia udensis)
ツバメの巣つばめのす
Nounswallow's nest · swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
燕然都護府えんぜんとごふ
NounProtectorate General to Pacify the North (Tang-period Chinese office established in Inner Mongolia in 669 CE)
燕雀安んぞ鴻鵠の志を知らんやえんじゃくいずくんぞこうこくのこころざしをしらんや
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)only a hero can understand a hero; swallows and sparrows can't understand the aspirations of phoenixes and swans