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閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·く

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·く]

expression, godan verb

Alternate Written Forms:

かんこ鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·く

[かんこどり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·く]

閑(かん)·子(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·く

[かん(閑)·こ(子)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·く]

Root Words:

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり) + が + 鳴(な)·く

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥) + が + な(鳴)·く]

English Meaning(s) for 閑古鳥が鳴く

expression, godan verb

to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)

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Meanings for each kanji in 閑古鳥が鳴く

»	閑	leisure
»	古	old
»	鳥	bird; chicken
»	鳴	chirp; cry; bark; sound; ring; echo; honk

Conjugations for 閑古鳥が鳴く

masu stem

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き]

Negative stem

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か]

te-form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·い·て

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·い·て]

Negative te-form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·な·く·て

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·な·く·て]

Adverbial Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·な·く

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·な·く]

Plain Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·く

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·く]

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·な·い

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·な·い]

Past Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·い·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·い·た]

Past Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·な·か·っ·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·な·か·っ·た]

Presumptive Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·こ·う

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·こ·う]

Polite Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·ま·す

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·ま·す]

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·ま·せ·ん

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·ま·せ·ん]

Past Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·ま·し·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·ま·し·た]

Past Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]

Presumptive Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·ま·し·ょ·う

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·ま·し·ょ·う]

Tai Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·た·い

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·た·い]

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·た·く·な·い

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·た·く·な·い]

Past Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·た·か·っ·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·た·か·っ·た]

Past Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·た·く·な·か·っ·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·た·く·な·か·っ·た]

Adjective stem

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·た]

te-form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·た·く·て

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·た·く·て]

Negative te-form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·た·く·な·く·て

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·た·く·な·く·て]

Adverbial Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·た·く

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·た·く]

Provisional Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·た·け·れ·ば

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·た·け·れ·ば]

Provisional Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·た·く·な·け·れ·ば

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·た·く·な·け·れ·ば]

Conditional Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·た·か·っ·た·ら

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·た·か·っ·た·ら]

Conditional Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·た·く·な·か·っ·た·ら

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·た·く·な·か·っ·た·ら]

Objective Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·た·さ

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·た·さ]

Imperative Plain Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·け

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·け]

Imperative Polite Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·き·な·さ·い

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·き·な·さ·い]

Provisional Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·け·ば

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·け·ば]

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·な·け·れ·ば

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·な·け·れ·ば]

Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·な·き·ゃ

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·な·き·ゃ]

Conditional Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·い·た·ら

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·い·た·ら]

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·な·か·っ·た·ら

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·な·か·っ·た·ら]

Alternative Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·い·た·り

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·い·た·り]

Potential Plain Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·け·る

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·け·る]

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·け·な·い

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·け·な·い]

Past Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·け·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·け·た]

Past Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·け·な·か·っ·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·け·な·か·っ·た]

masu-stem

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·け

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·け]

te-form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·け·て

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·け·て]

Negative te-form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·け·な·く·て

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·け·な·く·て]

Potential Polite Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·け·ま·す

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·け·ま·す]

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·け·ま·せ·ん

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·け·ま·せ·ん]

Past Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·け·ま·し·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·け·ま·し·た]

Past Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·け·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·け·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]

Passive Plain Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·れ·る

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·れ·る]

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·れ·な·い

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·れ·な·い]

Past Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·れ·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·れ·た]

Past Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·れ·な·か·っ·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·れ·な·か·っ·た]

masu stem

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·れ

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·れ]

te-form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·れ·て

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·れ·て]

Negative te-form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·れ·な·く·て

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·れ·な·く·て]

Passive Polite Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·れ·ま·す

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·れ·ま·す]

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·れ·ま·せ·ん

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·れ·ま·せ·ん]

Past Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·れ·ま·し·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·れ·ま·し·た]

Past Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]

Causative Plain Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·せ·る

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·せ·る]

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·せ·な·い

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·せ·な·い]

Past Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·せ·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·せ·た]

Past Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·せ·な·か·っ·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·せ·な·か·っ·た]

masu stem

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·せ

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·せ]

te-form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·せ·て

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·せ·て]

Negative te-form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·せ·な·く·て

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·せ·な·く·て]

Causative Polite Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·せ·ま·す

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·せ·ま·す]

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·せ·ま·せ·ん

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·せ·ま·せ·ん]

Past Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·せ·ま·し·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·せ·ま·し·た]

Past Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·せ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·せ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]

Causative Passive Plain Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·さ·れ·る

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·さ·れ·る]

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·さ·れ·な·い

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·さ·れ·な·い]

Past Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·さ·れ·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·さ·れ·た]

Past Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·さ·れ·な·か·っ·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·さ·れ·な·か·っ·た]

masu stem

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·さ·れ

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·さ·れ]

te-form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·さ·れ·て

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·さ·れ·て]

Negative te-form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·さ·れ·な·く·て

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·さ·れ·な·く·て]

Causative Passive Polite Form

Present Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·さ·れ·ま·す

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·さ·れ·ま·す]

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·さ·れ·ま·せ·ん

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·さ·れ·ま·せ·ん]

Past Indicative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·さ·れ·ま·し·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·さ·れ·ま·し·た]

Past Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·さ·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·さ·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]

Colloquial Form

Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·ん

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·ん]

Formal Form

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·ず

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·ず]

Classical Form (nu)

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·ぬ

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·ぬ]

Classical Form (zaru)

Present Indicative Negative Form

閑(かん)·古(こ)·鳥(どり)·が·鳴(な)·か·ざ·る

[かん(閑)·こ(古)·どり(鳥)·が·な(鳴)·か·ざ·る]

Sample Sentences for 閑古鳥が鳴く

ウチだって閑古鳥が鳴くようなカツカツの状態だから、バイトを雇う余裕なんてない。

We're in a slump, barely scraping by, so we certainly don't have the margin to take on a part-time worker.

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