鳴鳥

See also: 鸣鸟

Chinese

to cry (of birds) bird
trad. (鳴鳥)
simp. (鸣鸟)

Pronunciation


Noun

鳴鳥

  1. songbird

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
めい
Grade: 2
ちょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーちょー [mèéchóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [me̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

(めい)(ちょう) (meichō) めいてい (meitei)?

  1. songbird
    日本三(にほんさん)鳴鳥(めいちょう)
    nihon san-meichō
    the Japanese songbird trio (ウグイス (Japanese bush warbler), コマドリ (Japanese robin), オオルリ (blue-and-white flycatcher))

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
な(き)
Grade: 2
とり > どり
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 鳴鳥 – see なきどり.
(This term, 鳴鳥, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entry is uncreated: なきどり.)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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