緋連雀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
緋	連	雀
ひ Jinmeiyō	れん Grade: 4	じゃく Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひれんじゃく [hìréꜜǹjàkù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [çiɾẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

緋(ひ)連(れん)雀(じゃく) or 緋連雀(ヒレンジャク) • (hirenjaku) 

1. Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヒレンジャク.