Japanese symbol for “budgie”
背黄青鸚哥
せきせいいんこ
Romaji: sekiseiinko
budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus); common pet parakeet; shell parakeet; budgie
In Japanese, budgie is 背黄青鸚哥, read せきせいいんこ (sekiseiinko).
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Meanings
- n budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus); common pet parakeet; shell parakeet; budgie
Written forms: 背黄青鸚哥. Readings: せきせいいんこ、セキセイインコ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 背景 | はいけい haikei | background; scenery; backdrop |
| 背中 | せなか senaka | back (of the body) |
| 背後 | はいご haigo | back; rear |
| 背骨 | せぼね sebone | spine; backbone; spinal column |
| 背広 | せびろ sebiro | business suit |
| 背負う | せおう seou | to carry on one's back |
| 黄金 | おうごん ougon | gold (Au) |
| 黄色 | きいろ kiiro | yellow; amber |
| 青年 | せいねん seinen | youth; young man |
| 鸚鵡 | おうむ oumu | (large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo) |
| 鸚哥 | いんこ inko | true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “budgie”.
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.