鳥栖

Chinese

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鳥栖 (Tosu).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

鳥栖

  1. (～市) Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

鳥栖 (hiragana とす, rōmaji Tosu)

  1. Tosu, Saga

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鳥 栖
Grade: 2 Jinmeiyō
Irregular

Compound of 鳥 (to) +‎ 座 (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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