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かあかあ

kaa-kaa

Crow cawing sound

The harsh, loud caw of a crow. Crows are extremely common in Japanese cities, and their kaa-kaa calls at dawn and dusk are a familiar urban soundscape.

💡Evening in a Japanese city — 'The crows are cawing kaa-kaa, signaling that it's time to go home.'

Example

夕方になるとカラスがかあかあ鳴く。

Crows caw kaa-kaa in the evening.

Quiz yourself

At sunset, the crows fly overhead cawing ___.

夕暮れ時、カラスが頭上を○○鳴きながら飛んでいく。

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