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Japanese symbol for “aviary”

Romaji: torigoya
aviary

In Japanese, aviary is , read (torigoya).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n aviary
  2. n henhouse; chicken house

Kanji and stroke order

bird, chicken
on: チョウ
kun: とり
11 strokes · JLPT 3
little, small
on: ショウ
kun: ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-
3 strokes · JLPT 4
roof, house, shop
on: オク
kun: や
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
はくちょう hakuchouswan (Cygnus spp.)
ことり kotorismall bird; little bird
とりい toriitorii (Shinto shrine archway)
やきとり yakitoriyakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer
やちょう yachouwild bird
ちょうるい chouruibirds
しょうせつ shousetsunovel; story; (work of) fiction
しょうがっこう shougakkouprimary school; elementary school; grade school
へや heyaroom; chamber

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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