Meaning of とんび in Japanese

Definition of とんび

とび(tobi) · とんび(tonbi) 【鳶 ·鴟 ·鵄】

(n) black kite (bird of prey, Milvus migrans)
鳶が鷹を生む。
Black hens lay white eggs.
construction worker; scaffold erector; firefighter →Related words: 鳶職
Inverness cape →Related words: 鳶合羽

ひるとんび(hirutonbi) 【昼鳶】

とんびがたかをうむ(tonbigatakawoumu) · とびがたかをうむ(tobigatakawoumu) 【鳶が鷹を生む】

(exp, v5m) Even plain parents can produce a genius child; A great person may be born of perfectly ordinary parents

とんとんびょうし(tontonbyoushi) · トントンびょうし(tontonbyoushi) 【とんとん拍子 ·トントン拍子】

(adv) without a hitch; swimmingly; with rapid strides
この国の経済は近年とんとん拍子に成長しています。
This nation's economy is growing by leaps and bounds in recent years.

とんびがっぱ(tonbigappa) · とんびガッパ(tonbigappa) 【鳶合羽 ·鳶ガッパ】

とんびあし(tonbiashi) 【鳶足】

(n) sitting position similar to seiza (but with both legs splayed out slightly and one's backside resting directly on the ground) →Related words: 正座