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ぴぴぴ

pipippi

Bird alarm or distress call

The rapid, high-pitched alarm calls birds make when sensing danger. Short, urgent, repeated peeping.

💡Used for birds spotting a cat, parent birds warning chicks, or small birds alerting each other.

Example

猫が近づくとぴぴぴと鳥が警戒の声を上げた。

The birds let out rapid alarm calls when the cat approached.

Quiz yourself

The sparrow went ___ alerting other birds of the hawk.

スズメが___と鳴いて仲間にタカの存在を知らせた。

alarmbirdurgentwarningdanger
Intermediate