河原鶸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
河	原	鶸
か Grade: 5	わら Grade: 2	ひわ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
川原鶸

Etymology

河原 (kawara, “river beach”) +‎ 鶸 (hiwa, “finch”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かわらひ​わ [kàwáráhíꜜwà] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ɾa̠çiɰᵝa̠]

Noun

河(か)原(わら)鶸(ひわ) or 河原鶸(カワラヒワ) • (kawarahiwa) ^{←かはらひは (kafarafifa)?}

1. a grey-capped greenfinch