鰹鳥

See also: 鲣鸟

Chinese

		bonito	bird
trad. (鰹鳥)		鰹	鳥
simp. (鲣鸟)		鲣	鸟

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiānniǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢㄋㄧㄠˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiānniǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢㄋㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jianniǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chien¹-niao³
  - Yale: jyān-nyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianneau
  - Palladius: цзяньняо (czjanʹnjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

鰹鳥

sulid, any member of the Sulidae taxonomic family

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鰹	鳥
かつお Hyōgai	とり > どり Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “bonito bird”, 鰹(かつお) (katsuo, “skipjack tuna, bonito”) + 鳥(とり) (tori, “bird”), The tori changes to dori as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka̠t͡sɨo̞do̞ɾʲi]

Noun

鰹(かつお)鳥(どり) or 鰹鳥(カツオドリ) • (katsuodori) ^{←かつをとり (katwotori)^?}

brown booby, Sula leucogaster
sulid, a bird in the family Sulidae

Usage notes

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