山娘

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1
むすめ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
 ヤマムスメ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(やま) (yama, mountain) + (むすめ) (musume, daughter, young lady)

Pronunciation

Noun

(やま)(むすめ) or 山娘(ヤマムスメ) (yamamusume

  1. Taiwan magpie, Urocissa caerulea

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).