鳥兜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とり
Grade: 2
かぶと
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
鳥甲

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [to̞ɾʲika̠bɯ̟to̞]

Noun

(とり)(かぶと) • (torikabuto

  1. a high-peaked cloth helmet modelled after a 鳳凰 (hō-ō)'s head, with curved tapering panels projecting up behind, worn as part of 舞楽 (bugaku) costumes
  2. monkshood, general term for a plant within the genus Aconitum
    Synonyms: 兜花 (kabuto-bana), 兜菊 (kabuto-giku), 人殺草 (hitogoroshi-gusa)

See also