火食い鳥
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 火 | 食 | 鳥 |
| ひ Grade: 1 |
く Grade: 2 |
とり > どり Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | ||
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 火食鳥 食火鶏 |
Etymology
火 (hi, “fire”) + 食い (kui, “eating”, stem of 食う (kuu, “to eat”)) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”)
Pronunciation
Noun
火食い鳥 or 火食い鳥 • (hikuidori) ←ひくひどり (fikufidori) or ヒクヒドリ (fikufidori)?
Derived terms
- パプア火食い鳥 (Papua hikuidori)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN