Japanese

Noun

山鳩 ‎(hiragana やまばと, katakana ヤマバト, romaji yamabato)

1. turtledove

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana in biological contexts, as ヤマバト.

Synonyms

• 雉鳩 (きじばと) ‎(kijibato)

Etymology 2

Noun

山鳩 ‎(hiragana さんきゅう, romaji sankyū)

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