Chidori

Chidori (千鳥, Japanese pronunciation: [tɕiꜜ.do.ɾʲi], transl. a plover; zigzaggy movements or patterns; a great many birds, lit. 'a thousand birds'), is the name of a number of characters and objects in Japanese traditional literature and drama. It may refer to:

Anime and manga

• Chidori Kuruma (来間 千鳥), a character from the manga series Ceres, Celestial Legend
• Chidori Takashiro (高城 千鳥), a character from the Kiznaiver anime series
• Chidori Yoshino (吉野 千鳥), a character from Persona 3
• Chidori Ujimatsu (宇治松 千鳥), a character from the manga series Is the Order a Rabbit?
• Kaname Chidori (千鳥 かなめ), the female protagonist of Full Metal Panic!
• Kaname Chidori (千鳥 要), a character in Koi Kaze
• The character prototype in the Brave Witches anime television series
• A skill in the Naruto series
• A katana in Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko

Other uses

• Chidori, a neighborhood in Ōta, Tokyo
• Chidori (comedy duo), Japanese comedy duo consisting of Daigo and Nobu as the members
• Chidori-class torpedo boat, an Imperial Japanese Navy class of torpedo boats that served during the Second World War
• Chidori Station, a train station on the Kagoshima Main Line in Koga, Fukuoka, Japan
• A famous sword wielded by the Sengoku Period samurai Tachibana Dōsetsu