noun

  1. waterfowl sleeping while floating on water.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
浮寝鳥 うきねどり
 
浮き寝鳥 うきねどり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

floating, float, rise to surface
う.く フ うき (Early Jr. High, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
sincere, nourish, encase
フ たまご はぐく.む (Kentei 1)
paw radical
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ シ ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ さとる (Late Jr. High, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
lie down, sleep, rest
ね.る シン い.ぬ (Early Jr. High, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
half of tree trunk, rad. no. 90
to invade
snout, hand
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
bird, chicken
とり チョウ とっ (2nd, N4)
crow, raven
からす ウ オ (Kentei Pre-1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)