啄木鳥

See also: 啄木鸟

Chinese

to peck tree; wood bird; penis
trad. (啄木鳥)
simp. (啄木鸟)

Pronunciation


Noun

啄木鳥

  1. woodpecker

Derived terms


Japanese

Etymology 1

From (ki, ke, wood) + 突き (tsutsuki, pecker). The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Grade: 1 Grade: 2
Irregular

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) [kìtsúꜜtsùkì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
    • IPA(key): [kʲi̥t͡sɨᵝt͡sɨ̥ᵝkʲi]
  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) つき [kèrátsúꜜtsùkì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ke̞ɾa̠t͡sɨ̥ᵝt͡sɨᵝkʲi]

Noun

啄木鳥 (hiragana きつつき, katakana キツツキ, rōmaji kitsutsuki, alternative reading けらつつき, katakana ケラツツキ, rōmaji keratsutsuki)

  1. a woodpecker

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
たく
Jinmeiyō
ぼく
Grade: 1
ちょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Chinese 啄木鳥

Pronunciation

Noun

啄木鳥 (hiragana たくぼくちょう, katakana タクボクチョウ, rōmaji takubokuchō, historical hiragana たくぼくてう)

  1. a woodpecker

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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