黒鳥
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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黒 | 鳥 |
こく Grade: 2 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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黑鳥 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 黒 (koku, “black”) + 鳥 (chō, “bird”).[1][2][3][4]
First cited to a text from 1179.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]黒鳥 or 黒鳥 • (kokuchō) ←こくてう (kokuteu) or コクテウ (kokuteu)?
- [from 1179] (archaic, literal) a black-feathered bird
- [from ???] a black swan, specifically Cygnus atratus
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 コクチョウ.
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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黒 | 鳥 |
くろ Grade: 2 |
とり Grade: 2 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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黑鳥 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 黒 (kuro, “black”) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”).[1][2][3]
First cited in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- [from 720] (literal) a black-feathered bird
- [from 934] (archaic) Synonym of 黒鴨 (kurogamo, “common scoter”)
- [from 1692] (archaic) a black chicken
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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