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Description

「巣」は、鳥や虫などの動物が住んだり、卵を産んだりする場所のことです。

"巣" is a place where animals like birds or insects live or lay eggs.

人が悪いことをするために集まる場所を「巣」と言うこともあります。

"巣" can also mean a place where people gather to do bad things.

Meanings

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nest; home of a bird, insect, or animal

木の上に鳥の巣がある。

There is a bird's nest in the tree.

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den; hideout where bad people gather

あそこは悪い人たちの巣だ。

That place is a den of bad people.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    巣 is the physical nest; 住む/家 refer to living/dwelling more generally.

  • Etymology

    appears in compounds like 巣箱 (nest box) and 古巣 (old haunt).

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