Word | Reading | Meaning |
燕 | つばめ, ツバメ | swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family), martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman |
燕雀 | えんじゃく | small birds |
燕青拳 | えんせいけん | Yangqingquan, Yangqing Fist |
燕巣 | えんそう, えんず | swift's nest (used to make bird's nest soup), edible bird's nest |
虎燕拳 | こえんけん | Tiger Swallow Fist |
燕麦 | えんばく, からすむぎ, カラスむぎ, カラスムギ | wild oat (Avena fatua), wild oats; oat (Avena sativa), oats |
飛燕 | ひえん | swallow in flight |
海燕 | うみつばめ, ウミツバメ | storm petrel (any bird of family Hydrobatidae) |
燕千鳥 | つばめちどり | small Indian pratincole (bird) (Glareola lactea), large Indian pratincole (Glareola maldivarus) |
燕尾服 | えんびふく | tailcoat |