expression, noun

  1. firefighter (Edo period).
  2. construction worker, scaffolding builder.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
鳶の者 とびのもの

Contained Kanji Breakdown

black kite, fireman, hook
とび エン とんび (Kentei Pre-1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
bird, chicken
とり チョウ とっ (2nd, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)