nioidori

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Translation

nioidori means "Japanese Bush Warbler" in English.

nioidori written with kanji is 匂鳥.
These are jouyou kanji 常用漢字, taught in junior high, chuugakkou 中学校.

nioidori written with katakana is ニオイドリ.
nioidori written with hiragana is においどり.

Romaji	ni	o	i	do	ri
Hiragana	に	お	い	ど	り
Katakana	ニ	オ	イ	ド	リ
Kanji	匂			鳥
Meaning	Smell			Bird
School Level	中			小２

Orthography Notes

tori とり becomes dori どり in this word because of a change in pronunciation called rendaku.

Synonyms

uguisu 鶯, harudori 春鳥, harutsugedori 春告鳥, hanamidori 花見鳥, utayomidori 歌詠鳥, kyouyomidori 経読鳥, hitokudori 人来鳥, momochidori 百千鳥, kouchou 黄鳥, kin'ikoushi 金衣公子, houshundori 報春鳥, kinakodori 黄粉鳥, todomedori 禁鳥, hatsune 初音.

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Further Reading

Wikipedia: 鶯 (Japanese_bush_warbler)

gachou 鵞鳥, garanchou 伽藍鳥, kitsutsuki 啄木鳥, kera 啄木鳥, keratsutsuki 啄木鳥, sayonakidori 小夜鳴き鳥, sandaabaado サンダーバード, shichimenchou 七面鳥, jinchou 人鳥, takubokuchou 啄木鳥, dachou 駝鳥, nioi-nezumi 臭鼠, hakuchou 白鳥, hataoridori 機織鳥, hachidori 蜂鳥, raichou 雷鳥.