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ひな

usually written using kana alonenounnoun (generic)

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Meanings

  • young bird, chick, fledgling
  • hina doll, doll displayed during the Girls' Festival(explanation)

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Example sentences

なかひな元気げんきよくいている。

A chick is chirping energetically inside the nest.

親鳥おやどりひなえさはこぶために何度なんどまわった。

The parent bird flew back and forth many times to bring food to its chick.

三月さんがつ三日みっかにはひなかざってもも節句せっくいわう。

On March 3rd, we display hina dolls and celebrate the Girls' Festival.

あらしこわれ、ひな地面じめんちてしまった。

The nest was destroyed by the storm, and the fledgling fell to the ground.

代々だいだいがれてきたひなは、江戸えど時代じだい職人しょくにん手掛てがけたものだとつたえられている。

It is said that the hina doll passed down through the generations was crafted by an artisan of the Edo period.