四季鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
四 季 鳥
し
Grade: 1 		き
Grade: 4 		ちょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

四季(しき) (shiki, “four seasons”) + 鳥(ちょう) (chō, “bird”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕikʲit͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

四(し)季(き)鳥(ちょう) or 四季鳥(シキチョウ) • (shikichō) 

  1. Oriental magpie-robin, Copsychus saularis

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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