黒鳥

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
黒 鳥
こく
Grade: 2		 ちょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

黒 (“black”) +‎ 鳥 (chō, “bird”)

Pronunciation

Noun

黒鳥 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 黑鳥, hiragana こくちょう, katakana コクチョウ, rōmaji kokuchō, historical hiragana こくてう, historical katakana コクテウ)

  1. a black swan
Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as コクチョウ.

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
黒 鳥
くろ
Grade: 2		 とり
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

黒 (“black”) +‎ 鳥 (tori, “bird”)

Pronunciation

Noun

黒鳥 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 黑鳥, hiragana くろとり, katakana クロトリ, rōmaji kurotori)

  1. (literally) a black-feathered bird (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
  2. (archaic) a common scoter
Synonyms

References

  1. 1 2 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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