Japanese symbol for “birds”
鳥類
ちょうるい
Romaji: chourui
birds
In Japanese, birds is 鳥類, read ちょうるい (chourui).
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
- n birds
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “birds”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 禽鳥 | きんちょう kinchou | birds |
| 禽類 | きんるい kinrui | birds |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白鳥 | はくちょう hakuchou | swan (Cygnus spp.) |
| 小鳥 | ことり kotori | small bird; little bird |
| 鳥居 | とりい torii | torii (Shinto shrine archway) |
| 焼き鳥 | やきとり yakitori | yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer |
| 野鳥 | やちょう yachou | wild bird |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
| 人類 | じんるい jinrui | mankind; humanity |
| 書類 | しょるい shorui | document; papers |
See also: Chinese symbol for “birds”.
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.