鶉水鶏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鶉 水 鶏
うずら
Hyōgai 		くいな
Grade: 1 Grade: S
kun'yomi jukujikun
Alternative spelling
鶉水鷄 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

鶉(うずら) (uzura, “quail”) + 水鶏(くいな) (kuina, “water rail”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟zɨɾa̠kɯ̟ina̠]

Noun

鶉(うずら)水鶏(くいな) or 鶉水鶏(ウズラクイナ) • (uzurakuina) 

  1. corncrake, Crex crex

Usage notes

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

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