数珠掛鳩

Japanese

Kanji in this term
数	珠	掛	鳩
しゅ > じゅ Grade: 2	す > ず Grade: S	かけ Grade: S	はと > ばと Jinmeiyō
irregular		kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
數珠掛鳩 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 数珠 (juzu, “Buddhist prayer beads”) +‎ 掛 (kake, “hung”) +‎ 鳩 (hato, “pigeon; dove”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゅずかけばと [jùzú kákébáꜜtò] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨzɨ ka̠ke̞ba̠to̞]

Noun

数(じゅ)珠(ず)掛(かけ)鳩(ばと) or 数珠掛鳩(ジュズカケバト) • (juzu kakebato) 

1. Barbary dove