羽衣烏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
羽 衣 烏
は
Grade: 2 		ころも > ごろも
Grade: 4 		からす > がらす
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “feather-cloak crow”, 羽衣(はごろも) (hagoromo, “feather cloak, feather robe”) + 烏(からす) (karasu, “crow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ha̠ɡo̞ɾo̞mo̞ɡa̠ɾa̠sɨ]

Noun

羽(は)衣(ごろも)烏(がらす) or 羽衣烏(ハゴロモガラス) • (hagoromogarasu) 

  1. red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

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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