How to say nest in Japanese

JLPTN3
巣★【すsu】栖

noun:

  • nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
  • den
  • haunt
  • (spider's) web ➜ 蜘蛛の巣

Example Sentences

そのsonoうちuchiのno２、３羽waがga巣suからkara押し出されoshidasare、さらにsaraniベランダBERANDAからkaraもmo落ちてochiteしまったshimatta。
Of those 2 or 3 were pushed out of the nest, and then fell down from the balcony as well.
彼女kanojoはha巣suのno中nakaのno鳥toriをwo注意chuuiしてshite見つめたmitsumeta。
She carefully watched the bird in the nest.
彼kareはha私腹を肥やすshifukuwokoyasuのにnoni余念yonenがgaないnai。
He is always busy feathering his own nest.
鳥toriはha小鳥kotoriをwo育てるsodateruためにtameni、春haruにni巣su造りzukuriをwoするsuru。
Birds make a nest in the springtime to raise their babies in.
自分jibunのno巣suをwoよごすyogosuのnoはha悪いwarui鳥tori。
It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.

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