息長鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
息	長	鳥
し Grade: 3	なが Grade: 2	とり > どり Grade: 2
irregular	kun’yomi

Etymology

息長 (“long-breathed”) +‎ 鳥 (“bird”), named for its diving capability

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しなが​どり [shìnágáꜜdòrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɕina̠ɡa̠do̞ɾʲi]

Noun

息(し)長(なが)鳥(どり) • (shinagadori) 

1. grebe
   1. little grebe

Synonyms

• (grebe): 鸊鷉(かいつぶり) (kaitsuburi), 鳰(にお) (nio), 鳰鳥(におどり) (niodori), 浮巣鳥(うきすどり) (ukisudori), 潜(むぐ)り (muguri)