Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 花
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魁
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鳥
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| おいらん
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とり > どり Grade: 2
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| Grade: 1
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Jinmeiyō
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| jukujikun
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kun'yomi
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Etymology
花魁 (“oiran”) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) おいらんどり [òíráꜜǹdòrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [o̞iɾã̠ndo̞ɾʲi]
Noun
花魁鳥 or 花魁鳥 • (oirandori)
- synonym of エトピリカ (etopirika, “tufted puffin”)