鷽姫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鷽 姫
うそ
Hyōgai 		ひめ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 鷽 (uso, “Eurasian bullfinch”) +‎ 姫 (hime, “princess”), from the way that its appearance and call are beautiful.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟so̞çime̞]

Noun

鷽(うそ)姫(ひめ) • (usohime) 

  1. Eurasian bullfinch

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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