子烏

Japanese

Kanji in this term
子	烏
こ Grade: 1	からす > がらす Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 小烏

Etymology

From 子 (ko, “child”) +‎ 烏 (karasu, “crow”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こが​らす [kògáꜜràsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ɡa̠ɾa̠sɨᵝ]

Noun

子(こ)烏(がらす) or 子烏(こガラス) • (kogarasu) 

1. a baby crow/raven; a crow/raven chick
   • 1994 May 1, Noriko Sasaki, 動物のお医者さん [The Veterinarian], volume 12 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, page 19:

     そうか　子(こ)ガラスを護(まも)るために襲(おそ)ってきたんだな

     Sō ka Kogarasu o mamoru tame ni osotte kita n da na

     So that’s it. The crow attacked us to protect their chicks.