Meaning of 啄木鳥(きつつき) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 啄木鳥

Kana Reading きつつき, たくぼくちょう, けら, けらつつき, キツツキ

Romaji kitsutsuki, takubokuchō, kera, keratsutsuki, kitsutsuki

Examples of 啄木鳥, きつつき, たくぼくちょう, けら, けらつつき, キツツキ in a sentence

きつつきは、長く尖ったくちばしで、木の幹をつついて、中にいる虫を食べます。

Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.

啄 JLPT 1

10 strokes

peck, pick up

On'Yomi: タク, ツク, トク

Kun'Yomi: ついば.む, つつ.く

鳥 JLPT 4

11 strokes

bird, chicken

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: とり

木 JLPT 5

4 strokes

tree, wood

On'Yomi: ボク, モク

Kun'Yomi: き, こ-

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