小紋鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小 紋 鳥
こ
Grade: 1 		もん
Grade: S 		ちょう
Grade: 2
kun'yomi goon on'yomi

Etymology

小紋(こもん) (komon, “fine pattern”) + 鳥(ちょう) (chō, “bird”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞mõ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

小(こ)紋(もん)鳥(ちょう) or 小紋鳥(コモンチョウ) • (komonchō) 

  1. star finch, Neochmia ruficauda

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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