息長鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
息 長 鳥
し
Grade: 3 		なが
Grade: 2 		とり > どり
Grade: 2
irregular kun'yomi

Etymology

息長 (“long-breathed”) +‎ 鳥 (“bird”), named for its diving capability

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しながどり [shìnágáꜜdòrì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɕina̠ɡa̠do̞ɾʲi]

Noun

息(し)長(なが)鳥(どり) • (shinagadori) 

  1. grebe
    1. little grebe

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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