旅行鳩

Japanese

Kanji in this term
旅	行	鳩
りょ Grade: 3	こう Grade: 2	はと > ばと Jinmeiyō
kan’on		kun’yomi

Etymology

From 旅行 (ryokō, “travel”) +‎ 鳩 (hato, “pigeon; dove”). The hato changes to bato as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りょこーば​と [ryòkóóbáꜜtò] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ko̞ːba̠to̞]

Noun

旅(りょ)行(こう)鳩(ばと) or 旅行鳩(リョコウバト) • (ryokōbato) ^{←りよかうばと (ryokaubato)?}

1. passenger pigeon (†Ectopistes migratorius)

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 リョコウバト.