火の鳥
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 火 | 鳥 |
| ひ Grade: 1 |
とり Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 火 (hi, “fire”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [çi no̞ to̞ɾʲi]
Noun
火の鳥 • (hi no tori)
Synonyms
- 不死鳥 (fushichō, “undying bird”)
- 鳳凰 (hōō, “a phoenix, as in Eastern mythology”)
- 朱雀 (suzaku, “red/vermilion bird”)
- フェニックス (fenikkusu, “phoenix as transcribed into katakana”)