山椒食

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
山 椒 食
さん
Grade: 1 		しょう
Hyōgai 		く(い)
Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
山椒喰

Etymology

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Noun

山(さん)椒(しょう)食(くい) or 山椒食(サンショウクイ) • (sanshōkui) ←さんせうくひ (sanseukufi)?

  1. ashy minivet, Pericrocotus divaricatus

Usage notes

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

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