白鳥

See also: 白鸟

Chinese

 
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 bird; penis
trad. (白鳥) 白 鳥
simp. (白鸟) 白 鸟

Pronunciation

Noun

白鳥

  1. white-feathered bird, such as swan, heron, crane
  2. Alternative name for 蚊子 (wénzi, “mosquito”).

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
白 鳥
はく
Grade: 1		 ちょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

白 (haku, “white”) +‎ 鳥 (chō, “bird”)

Pronunciation

Noun

白鳥 (hiragana はくちょう, katakana ハクチョウ, rōmaji hakuchō, historical hiragana はくてう, historical katakana ハクテウ)

  1. a swan[3] (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus)

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
白 鳥
しろ
Grade: 1		 とり
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
白 鳥
しら
Grade: 1		 とり
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

白 (shira, shiro, “white”) +‎ 鳥 (tori, “bird”)

Pronunciation

Noun

白鳥 (hiragana しらとり, rōmaji shiratori, alternative reading しろとり, rōmaji shirotori)

  1. (literally) a white-feathered bird
  2. a swan (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus)

Proper noun

白鳥 (hiragana しらとり, rōmaji Shiratori)

  1. A surname​.

References

  1. 1 2 3 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
  3. ↑ 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
白鳥

Noun

白鳥 • (baekjo) (hangeul 백조)

  1. Hanja form? of 백조 (“swan”).
  2. white heron, compare 백로
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