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琴鳥

琴鳥

See also: 琴鸟

Chinese

(mus. instr.) zither bird
trad. (琴鳥)
simp. (琴鸟)

Noun

琴鳥

  1. lyrebird

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
こと
Grade: S
とり > どり
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

(koto, zither) + (tori, bird)

Pronunciation

Noun

琴鳥 (hiragana ことどり, katakana コトドリ, romaji kotodori)

  1. superb lyrebird

References

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