| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 白鳥 | はくちょう | ハクチョウ |
Pronunciation: hakuchou
How to Say It Outloud: hah-koo-choh
Usage: Commonly used to refer to a swan in both written and spoken contexts.
Example Sentence Japanese:
湖には美しい白鳥が泳いでいます。
湖には美しい白鳥が泳いでいます。Example Sentence English:Beautiful swans are swimming in the lake.
Beautiful swans are swimming in the lake.| Kanji | Katakana |
|---|---|
| スワン | スワン |
Pronunciation: suwan
How to Say It Outloud: suh-wahn
Usage: Used mainly in borrowed or foreign contexts, such as brand names or specific types of swans.
Example Sentence Japanese:そのボートはスワンの形をしています。
そのボートはスワンの形をしています。Example Sentence English:That boat is shaped like a swan.
That boat is shaped like a swan.Dictionary
スワンスワンCommon word
Noun- swan
白鳥はくちょうCommon word
Noun- swan (Cygnus spp.); cygnet
- white-feathered bird
鵠くぐい
Noun- swan
- Kugui
こく
Noun- swan
- bullseye
白鳥座はくちょうざ
Noun- Cygnus (constellation); the Swan
スワンボートスワンボート
Noun- swan boat; swan-shaped paddle boat
- Swan boat (racing)
白鳥の歌はくちょうのうた
Noun- swan song
- Schwanengesang
白鳥の湖はくちょうのみずうみ
Noun- Swan Lake (ballet)
- Swan Lake
大白鳥おおはくちょう
Noun- whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
- Whooper Swan
瘤白鳥こぶはくちょう
Noun- mute swan (Cygnus olor)
- Mute Swan
はくちょうのみずうみ
Noun- Swan Lake (ballet)
最後の舞台さいごのぶたいCommon word
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- final performance; swan song; last act
黒鳥こくちょう
Noun- black swan (Cygnus atratus)
珍中の珍ちんちゅうのちん
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Noun
- rarity among rarities; rara avis; black swan
鶏群の一鶴けいぐんのいっかく
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Noun
- a swan among ducklings; a diamond among stones; a great figure among the common run of men
スワンがわ
Place- Swan (river)
- Swan River (Western Australia)
ガンカモ科ガンカモか
Noun- Anatidae (family of birds including ducks, geese and swans)
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
スウォンジ
Place- Swansea (Britain)
- Swansea
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