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Translingual
Han character
鶲 (Kangxi radical 196, 鳥+10, 21 strokes, cangjie input 金一竹日火 (CMHAF), four-corner 87127, composition ⿰翁鳥)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1496, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 47179
- Dae Jaweon: page 2026, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4652, character 2
- Unihan data for U+9DB2
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 翁 (OC *qloːŋ) + semantic 鳥
Pronunciation
Definitions
鶲
- flycatcher (bird)
Japanese
Alternative forms
Kanji
鶲
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- Old World flycatcher (a kind of bird)
Readings
Etymology
Referred originally just to the 尉鶲 (jō bitaki, “Phoenicurus auroreus or Daurian redstart”), later came to refer to a number of visually similar species.
Likely a shift from 火焚き (hitaki, “lighting a fire”), from the characteristic call of the bird, which resembles the sound of striking a flint against a firestarter.
Pronunciation
Noun
鶲 or 鶲 • (hitaki)
- an Old World flycatcher: a bird belonging to the Muscicapidae family
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 ヒタキ.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN