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慈鳥

慈鳥

See also: 慈鸟

Chinese

		compassionate; gentle; merciful compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane	bird
trad. (慈鳥)		慈	鳥
simp. (慈鸟)		慈	鸟

Noun

慈鳥

(literary) Alternative term for 慈烏／慈乌 (cíwū).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
慈	鳥
じ Grade: S	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

On'yomi
(Tokyo) じちょう [jìchóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) じちょう [jíꜜchòò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑit͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

慈鳥 ‎(hiragana じちょう, romaji jichō, historical hiragana じてう)

crow, raven

Synonyms

烏 (からす) ‎(karasu)

References

1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9