怨鳥

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
怨 鳥
えん
Grade: S 		ちょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Compound of 怨(えん) (en, “grudge”) + 鳥(ちょう) (chō, “bird”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

怨(えん)鳥(ちょう) • (enchō) 

  1. synonym of ほととぎす

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
怨 鳥
ほととぎす
Grade: S
(ateji) 		Grade: 2
(ateji)

From 怨(えん)鳥(ちょう) (enchō).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 怨鳥 – see the following entry.
【ほととぎすホトトギス】
[noun] lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Alternative spellings
子規, 時鳥, 杜宇, 杜鵑, 田鵑, 蜀魂, 郭公, 不如帰
(This term, 怨鳥, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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