蜂鳥

See also: 蜂鸟

Chinese

bee; wasp bird; penis
trad. (蜂鳥)
simp. (蜂鸟)

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はち
Grade: S
とり > どり
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

From (hachi, bee) + (tori, bird). Compare Chinese 蜂鳥 (literally bee bird), Korean 벌새 (beolsae, literally bee bird), Vietnamese chim ong (literally bee bird).

Pronunciation

Noun

蜂鳥 (hiragana はちどり, katakana ハチドリ, rōmaji hachidori)

  1. a hummingbird

Synonyms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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