赤腹
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 赤 | 腹 |
| あか Grade: 1 |
はら Grade: 6 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
赤 (aka, “red”) + 腹 (hara, “belly”)
Pronunciation
Noun
赤腹 or 赤腹 • (akahara)
- brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus)
- short for 赤腹井守 (akahara imori, “Japanese fire-bellied newt”) (Cynops pyrrhogaster)
- synonym of 鯎 (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).