黑鳥

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 黑鳥 – see the following entry.

【黒鳥こくちょう】 [noun] [from 1179] (archaic, literal) a black-feathered bird [noun] [from ???] a black swan, specifically Cygnus atratus Alternative spelling コクチョウ 【黒鳥くろとり】 [noun] [from 720] (literal) a black-feathered bird [noun] [from 934] (archaic) Synonym of 黒鴨 (kurogamo, “common scoter”) [noun] [from 1692] (archaic) a black chicken

(This term, 黑鳥, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)