魚狗

See also: 鱼狗

Chinese

fish dog
trad. (魚狗)
simp. (鱼狗)

Etymology

Pronunciation


Noun

魚狗

  1. kingfisher (Classifier: m)

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 2 Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Etymology

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 魚狗 (literally fish dog)

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) わせみ [kàwásémí] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠se̞mʲi]

Noun

魚狗 (hiragana かわせみ, katakana カワセミ, rōmaji kawasemi, historical hiragana かはせみ, historical katakana カハセミ)

  1. Alternative spelling of 川蝉 (common kingfisher)
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