深山烏
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 深 | 山 | 烏 |
| み Grade: 3 |
やま Grade: 1 |
からす > がらす Jinmeiyō |
| nanori | kun'yomi | kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 深山鴉 |
Etymology
深山 (miyama, “deep mountains”) + 烏 (karasu, “crow”). The karasu changes to garasu as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mʲija̠ma̠ɡa̠ɾa̠sɨ]
Noun
深山烏 or 深山烏 • (miyamagarasu)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).