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Animal Sounds

ちゅんちゅん

chun-chun

Sparrow chirping sound

The cheerful chirping of sparrows. A quintessential sound of a Japanese morning, evoking images of small birds hopping on rooftops and in gardens.

💡Waking up to birdsong on a spring morning — 'The sparrows are singing chun-chun outside the window.'

Example

すずめがちゅんちゅん鳴いている。

The sparrows are chirping chun-chun.

Quiz yourself

Every morning, sparrows chirp ___ on the roof outside my window.

毎朝、窓の外の屋根ですずめが○○鳴いている。

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