Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 金
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糸
|
雀
|
きん Grade: 1
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し Grade: 1
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じゃく Jinmeiyō
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| on'yomi
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| Alternative spelling
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| 金絲雀 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) きんしじゃく [kìńshíꜜjàkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [kʲĩɰ̃ɕiʑa̠kɯ̟]
Noun
金糸雀 • (kinshijaku)
- synonym of カナリア (kanaria, “canary”) (bird from Canary Islands)
Descendants
- → Chinese: 金絲雀 / 金丝雀 (jīnsīquè)
- → Korean: 금사작 (geumsajak)