夜鳴き鶯
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 夜 | 鳴 | 鶯 |
| よ Grade: 2 |
な Grade: 2 |
うぐいす Hyōgaiji |
| kun’yomi | ||
Etymology[edit]
From 夜 (yo, “night”) + 鳴き (naki, stem of 鳴く (naku, “to sing; to chirp”)) + 鶯 (uguisu, “Japanese bush warbler”).
Noun[edit]
夜鳴き鶯 or 夜鳴き鶯 • (yonakiuguisu)
- Synonym of 小夜鳴き鳥 (sayo nakidori, “common nightingale”)
Usage notes[edit]
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヨナキウグイス.
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- Japanese terms spelled with 夜 read as よ
- Japanese terms spelled with 鳴 read as な
- Japanese terms spelled with 鶯
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- Japanese compound terms
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- Japanese terms with multiple readings
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- Japanese terms spelled with hyōgaiji kanji
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