葦雀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
葦	雀
よし Jinmeiyō	きり Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi	irregular

Etymology

葦 (yoshi, “reed”) +‎ 雀 (suzume, “sparrow”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よしきり [yòshíkírí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) よしき​り [yòshíkíꜜrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ɕi̥kʲiɾʲi]

Noun

葦(よし)雀(きり) or 葦雀(ヨシキリ) • (yoshikiri) 

1. Alternative spelling of 葦切