鶍

Translingual

Etymology

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Han character

鶍 (Kangxi radical 196, 鳥+8, 19 strokes, cangjie input 日竹竹日火 (AHHAF), composition ⿰易鳥)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1494, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 47073
• Dae Jaweon: page 2024, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 7, page 4640, character 13
• Unihan data for U+9D8D

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Japanese

Kanji

鶍

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. crossbill

Readings

• Kun: いすか (isuka, 鶍)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
鶍
いすか Hyōgai
kun'yomi

From Old Japanese. Derivative term 很し (isukashi, “emotionally twisted up”, obsolete) appears in the Nihon Shoki, completed in 720 CE.

Alternative forms

• 交喙

Noun

鶍(いすか) or 鶍(イスカ) • (isuka) 

1. common crossbill, red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)

   Hypernym: 花鶏 (atori)

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as イスカ.

Derived terms

• 鶍(いすか)継(つぎ), 鶍(いすか)継(つ)ぎ (isuka-tsugi)

Idioms

• 鶍(いすか)の嘴(はし) (isuka no hashi)