団栗啄木鳥
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 団 | 栗 | 啄 | 木 | 鳥 |
| とん > どん Grade: 5 |
くり > ぐり Jinmeiyō |
きつつき | ||
| Jinmeiyō | Grade: 1 | Grade: 2 | ||
| tōon | kun'yomi | jukujikun | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 團栗啄木鳥 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 団栗 (donguri, “acorn”) + 啄木鳥 (kitsutsuki, “woodpecker”). The kuri reading for 栗 changes to guri as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
団栗啄木鳥 or 団栗啄木鳥 • (donguri kitsutsuki)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).