Floating bird

Japanese: 浮鳥 - うきとり

〘Noun〙① A bird that floats on the water. Waterfowl. [Season: Winter] *Shinsen Rokujo (c. 1244) 3 "Like a floating bird, playing in the slippery water, what is this, I wonder? ( Fujiwara Nobuzane)"② A toy in the shape of a waterfowl that floats on the water. Made of wax and painted. [Essays: Kiyu Shoran (1830)]③ One of the katamono incense containers used in the tea ceremony. Gosu. Shaped like a waterfowl floating on the water. It has a flat bottom and the lid is decorated with indigo blue, and the body is often plain white.

Ukare-dori [Floating bird]

〘Noun〙① A cock that announces the morning by crowing excitedly even before dawn. ※Shinsen Roei (before the 12th century) part 2 "The pitiful mad cock sings of dawn before dawn has even ended ( Zhang Wencheng)"② A bird that flies around restlessly. A bird that leaves its roost at night and wanders about freely. ※Okanhon Nohkyoku Fuji (late Muromachi period) "The moon may come out, but the cock is still floating, with no fixed place to stay, and its cries are accompanied by the voice of the law ."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 水に浮かんでいる鳥。水鳥。《季・冬》※新撰六帖（1244頃）三「うき鳥のさながらぬるる水あそびなにぞはさてもかしらからげぞ〈藤原信実〉」② 水上に浮かばせる、水鳥の形をした玩具。蝋(ろう)で作り彩色を施した。〔随筆・嬉遊笑覧（1830）〕③ 茶道で、型物香合の一つ。呉須。水上に浮かぶ水鳥のような形のもの。べた底で蓋は藍絵(あいえ)があり、身は白無地が多い。

うかれ‐どり【浮鳥】

〘名〙① まだ夜が明けないのに浮きたつさまに鳴いて朝を告げる鶏。※新撰朗詠（１２Ｃ前）下「薄媚(なさけな)き狂鶏(ウカレトリ)の三更(あけもはてぬ)に暁を唱ふる〈張文成〉」② ひとところに落ち着かないで飛び回る鳥。夜、ねぐらを離れて浮かれ歩く鳥。※大観本謡曲・藤（室町末）「月は出でてもむば玉の、よるべ定めぬ浮かれ鳥、鳴く音も法(のり)の声添へて」

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