八色鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
八 色 鳥
や
Grade: 1 		いろ
Grade: 2 		ちょう
Grade: 2
kun'yomi on'yomi

Etymology

八色(やいろ) (yairo, “eight colours”) + 鳥(ちょう) (chō, “bird”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ja̠iɾo̞t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

八(や)色(いろ)鳥(ちょう) or 八色鳥(ヤイロチョウ) • (yairochō) 

  1. fairy pitta, Pitta nympha

Usage notes

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
八色鳥

Noun

八色鳥 • (palsaekjo) (hangeul 팔색조)

  1. hanja form? of 팔색조
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