瑠璃鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瑠 璃 鳥
る
Grade: S 		り
Grade: S 		ちょう
Grade: 2
goon on'yomi on'yomi

Etymology

瑠璃(るり) (ruri, “azure”) + 鳥(ちょう) (chō, “bird”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾɯ̟ɾʲit͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

瑠(る)璃(り)鳥(ちょう) or 瑠璃鳥(ルリチョウ) • (rurichō) 

  1. Taiwan whistling-thrush, Myophonus insularis

Usage notes

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

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