七面鳥
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
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七 | 面 | 鳥 |
しち Grade: 1 |
めん Grade: 3 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
goon |
Etymology edit
七 (shichi, “seven”) + 面 (men, “face”) + 鳥 (chō, “bird”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
七面鳥 or 七面鳥 • (shichimenchō) ←しちめんてう (sitimenteu) or シチメンテウ (sitimenteu)?
- a wild turkey
- (by extension) a turkey (bird)
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), as シチメンチョウ.
References edit
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | ||
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七 | 面 | 鳥 |