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巣
su
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
巣su
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.
巣su
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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