Chinese

Noun

鳥籠

1. birdcage

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 鳥 ‎(tori, “bird”) +‎ 籠 ‎(kago, “cage”).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) とりかご [tòríkágó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [to̞ɾika̠ɡ̃o̞]

Noun

鳥籠 ‎(hiragana とりかご, romaji torikago)

1. birdcage

See also

• 犬小屋 (いぬごや) ‎(inugoya): kennel
• 牛舎 (ぎゅうしゃ) ‎(gyūsha): cattle barn
• 豚舎 (とんしゃ) ‎(tonsha): pigsty (enclosure where pigs are kept)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9