やぶさめ
Japanese
editEtymology 1
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流鏑馬 |
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Pronunciation
editNoun
editやぶさめ • (yabusame) ←やぶさめ (yabusame)?
Hypernyms
edit- 弓馬術 (kyūbajutsu)
Etymology 2
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藪雨 薮雨 藪鮫 薮鮫 |
Compound of 藪 (yabu, “bush”) + 雨 (same, “rain”). Literally bush-rain, named after the way that light rainfall falls on a bush.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editやぶさめ or ヤブサメ • (yabusame) ←やぶさめ (yabusame)?
- Asian stubtail, Urosphena squameiceps (a type of Old-World warbler)
Usage notes
edit- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).