朱鳥

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: S
ちょう
Grade: 2
kan’on on’yomi
Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ちょう
Grade: 2
goon on’yomi

Proper noun

 朱鳥 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Shuchō on Wikipedia

(しゅ)(ちょう) or ()(ちょう) (Shuchō or Suchō

  1. the Vermillion Bird of the South; guardian creature of the south
    Coordinate terms: 青竜, 玄武, 白虎, 朱雀, 黄竜
  2. (astronomy) general term for the seven mansions of the south in Chinese astronomy
    Hypernym: 二十八宿
    Hyponyms: , , , , , ,
    Coordinate terms: 青竜, 玄武, 白虎, 朱雀
  3. the Shuchō era, 686
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
あかみ
Grade: S
とり
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Proper noun

(あかみ)(とり) (Akamitori

  1. variant reading of 朱鳥(しゅちょう) (Shuchō) (see above)