鳥栖

Chinese
bird; penis
 
to roost; to inhabit; to stay; habitat
trad. (鳥栖) 鳥 栖
simp. (鸟栖) 鸟 栖

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 鳥栖 (Tosu).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

鳥栖

  1. (～市) Tosu (a city in Saga, Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
鳥 栖
と
Grade: 2		 す
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Compound of 鳥 (と) (to, “bird”) + 栖 (す) (su, “nest”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

鳥栖 (hiragana とす, rōmaji Tosu)

  1. Tosu, Saga

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
鳥 栖
と
Grade: 2		 Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi Irregular

Compound of 鳥 (と) (to) + 座 (くら) (kura). The kura changes to gura as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)
    • IPA(key): [to̞ɡɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]

Alternative forms

Noun

鳥栖 (hiragana とぐら, rōmaji togura)

  1. nest
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