七面鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
七	面	鳥
しち Grade: 1	めん Grade: 3	ちょう Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

七 (shichi, “seven”) +‎ 面 (men, “face”) +‎ 鳥 (chō, “bird”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) しちめんちょー [shìchíméńchóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕi̥t͡ɕimẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

七(しち)面(めん)鳥(ちょう) • (shichimenchō) ^{←しちめんてう (sitimenteu)?}

1. a wild turkey
2. (by extension) a turkey (bird)

   Synonyms: ターキー (tākī), カラクン (karakun), カラクン鳥 (karakun-chō)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as シチメンチョウ.