Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) こくちょう [kòkúchóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̥ᵝt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

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

1. black swan

Usage notes

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

See also

• 白鳥 (はくちょう) ‎(hakuchō): swan

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) くろとり [kùrótórí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kɯᵝɺ̠o̞to̞ɾi]

Noun

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

1. black-feathered bird
2. (archaic) common scoter

Synonyms

• (common scoter): 黒鴨 (くろがも) ‎(kurogamo)

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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 978-4-14-011112-3