黒鳥
Japanese
editEtymology 1
editKanji in this term | |
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黒 | 鳥 |
こく Grade: 2 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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黑鳥 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 黒 (koku, “black”) + 鳥 (chō, “bird”).[1][2][3][4]
First cited to a text from 1179.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit黒鳥 or 黒鳥 • (kokuchō) ←こくてう (kokuteu) or コクテウ (kokuteu)?
- [from 1179] (archaic, literal) a black-feathered bird
- [from ???] a black swan, specifically Cygnus atratus
Usage notes
editAs with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as コクチョウ.
See also
editEtymology 2
editKanji in this term | |
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黒 | 鳥 |
くろ Grade: 2 |
とり Grade: 2 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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黑鳥 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 黒 (kuro, “black”) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”).[1][2][3]
First cited in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- [from 720] (literal) a black-feathered bird
- [from 934] (archaic) Synonym of 黒鴨 (kurogamo, “common scoter”)
- [from 1692] (archaic) a black chicken
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
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