極鰺刺

Japanese

Kanji in this term
極	鰺	刺
きょく Grade: 4	あじ Hyōgai	さ(し) Grade: S
on'yomi	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
極鯵刺

Etymology

極(きょく) (kyoku, “polar”) + 鰺刺(あじさし) (ajisashi, “common tern”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きょくあじさし [kyòkúáꜜjìsàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [kʲo̞kɯ̟a̠ʑisa̠ɕi]

Noun

極(きょく)鰺(あじ)刺(さし) or 極鰺刺(キョクアジサシ) • (kyokuajisashi) ^{←きよくあぢさし (kyokuadisasi)^?}

arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea

Usage notes

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