小夜鳴き鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	夜	鳴	鳥
さ Grade: 1	よ Grade: 2	な Grade: 2	とり > どり Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

小夜鳴鳥

Etymology

From 小夜 (sayo, “evening”) +‎ 鳴き (naki, stem of 鳴く (naku, “to sing; to chirp”)) +‎ 鳥 (tori, “bird”)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) さよなきどり [sàyó nákíꜜdòrì] (Nakadaka – [4])
- IPA^(key): [sa̠jo̞ na̠kʲido̞ɾʲi]

Noun

小夜鳴き鳥 (hiragana さよなきどり, katakana サヨナキドリ, rōmaji sayo nakidori)

a common nightingale
Synonyms: ナイチンゲール (naichingēru), 夜鳴き鶯 (yonakiuguisu)

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