How to say "pigeon" in Japanese

• 鳩はとCommon
  nounThe everyday word for the bird, covering both senses: it means 'pigeon' and also 'dove'. Use it in ordinary conversation, as for the pigeons you see in parks and city streets.
  ハトは平和へいわのシンボルである。↗

  The dove is a symbol of peace.
• ピジョン
  nounA katakana rendering of the English word 'pigeon'; it corresponds to the bird only, not to the 'dove' sense. It is less common, and in everyday speech 鳩 is the usual choice.
• はとぽっぽ
  nounA children's word for pigeons and doves, usually written in kana. It is less common and is not what you would use in ordinary adult speech; there 鳩 is the natural choice.

For the bird in ordinary speech use 鳩, the common word, which covers both 'pigeon' and 'dove'; 「ピジョン」 is a less common katakana loanword for pigeons only, and 「はとぽっぽ」 is a children's word for either.

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• 鳩はとpigeon
• ピジョンpigeon
• はとぽっぽpigeon
• ぽっぽpigeon