三光鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三 光 鳥
さん
Grade: 1 		こう
Grade: 2 		ちょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

三光(さんこう) (sankō, “three lights; sun, moon, stars”) + 鳥(ちょう) (chō, “bird”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sã̠ŋko̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

三(さん)光(こう)鳥(ちょう) or 三光鳥(サンコウチョウ) • (sankōchō) 

  1. black paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone atrocaudata

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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