大白鳥

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大白鳥 (ōhakuchō): three whooper swans resting at a lake in Japan.
Kanji in this term
おお
Grade: 1
はく
Grade: 1
ちょう
Grade: 2

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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/opopakuteu//ofofakut͡ɕeu//oːfakut͡ɕoː//oːhakut͡ɕoː/

Compound of (ō, big) +‎ 白鳥 (hakuchō, swan).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) おはちょー [òóháꜜkùchòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ːha̠kɯ̟̊t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

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(おお)(はく)(ちょう) or 大白鳥(オオハクチョウ) (ōhakuchōおほはくてう (ofofakuteu) or オホハクテウ (ofofakuteu)?

  1. Cygnus cygnus: a whooper swan

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as オオハクチョウ.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN