子烏

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
子 烏
こ
Grade: 1 		からす > がらす
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
小烏

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.
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