はつ
初
うぐいす
鴬

noun

  1. first Japanese bush warbler to chirp this year (i.e. spring).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はつ
初
うぐいす
鴬
 初鴬 はつうぐいす
はつ
初
うぐいす
鶯
 初鶯 はつうぐいす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

first time, beginning
ショ　はじ.め　はつ (4th, N3)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
nightingale, bush warbler
うぐいす　オウ (Kentei 1)
to learn(𦥯) variant
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
bird, chicken
とり　チョウ　とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ