赤腹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あか
Grade: 1
はら
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Etymology

(aka, red) +‎ (hara, belly)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かはら [àkáhárá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ka̠ha̠ɾa̠]

Noun

(あか)(はら) or 赤腹(アカハラ) • (akahara

  1. brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus)
  2. short for 赤腹井守 (akahara imori, Japanese fire-bellied newt) (Cynops pyrrhogaster)
  3. synonym of (ugui, Japanese dace) (Tribolodon hakonensis)

Usage notes

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