楓鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
楓 鳥
かえで
Jinmeiyō 		ちょう
Grade: 2
yutōyomi

Etymology

楓(かえで) (kaede, “maple”) + 鳥(ちょう) (chō, “bird”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ka̠e̞de̞t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

楓(かえで)鳥(ちょう) or 楓鳥(カエデチョウ) • (kaedechō) 

  1. black-rumped waxbill, Estrilda troglodytes

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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