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ツバメ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin
2. barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
3. younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
Alt. forms
燕つばめ
51%
ツバメ
42%
つばめ
5%
Pitch accent
ツ
バメ
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Used in: 160
Used in vocabulary (19 in total)
swallow's nest; swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup)
quickly 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); completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
young lover of an older woman; boy toy
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Examples (2 in total)
Many swallows will come soon from the south.
He named the ship the Swallow.