白鶺鴒

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白 鶺 鴒
はく
Grade: 1 		せき
Hyōgai 		れい
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

From 白 (haku, “white”) +‎ 鶺鴒 (sekirei, “wagtail”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) はくせきれー [hàkúséꜜkìrèè] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ha̠kɯ̟̊se̞kʲiɾe̞ː]

Noun

白(はく)鶺(せき)鴒(れい) or 白鶺鴒(ハクセキレイ) • (hakusekirei) 

  1. a black-backed wagtail (Motacilla alba lugens)
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