蜂鳥

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See also: 蜂鸟

Chinese

bee; wasp bird
trad. (蜂鳥) 蜂 鳥
simp. (蜂鸟) 蜂 鸟
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Etymology

Compare Japanese 蜂鳥 (hachidori, literally “bee bird”), Korean 벌새 (beolsae, literally “bee bird”), Vietnamese chim ong (literally “bee bird”).

Pronunciation

Noun

蜂鳥

  1. hummingbird

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蜂 鳥
はち
Grade: S 		とり > どり
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
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Etymology

From 蜂 (hachi, “bee”) +‎ 鳥 (tori, “bird”). Compare Chinese 蜂鳥／蜂鸟 (fēngniǎo, literally “bee bird”), Korean 벌새 (beolsae, literally “bee bird”), Vietnamese chim ong (literally “bee bird”).

Pronunciation

Noun

蜂(はち)鳥(どり) or 蜂鳥(ハチドリ) • (hachidori) 

  1. a hummingbird

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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