窮鳥

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
きゅう
Grade: S
ちょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

(きゅう)(ちょう) (kyūchō

  1. cornered bird
    窮鳥(きゅうちょう)(えだ)(えら)ばず
    kyūchō eda o erabazu
    any port in a storm (literally "a cornered bird doesn't choose its branch")