鷽姫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鷽	姫
うそ Hyōgaiji	ひめ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 鷽 (uso, “Eurasian bullfinch”) +‎ 姫 (hime, “princess”), from the way that its appearance and call are beautiful.[1]

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝso̞çime̞]

Noun

鷽姫 (hiragana うそひめ, rōmaji usohime)

Eurasian bullfinch

Synonyms

鷽 (うそ) (uso)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

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