千鳥
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 千 | 鳥 |
| ち Grade: 1 | とり > どり Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
Alternative forms
- 鵆
Etymology
千 (chi, “thousand”) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”)
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) ちどり [chíꜜdòrì] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕido̞ɾʲi]
Noun
千鳥 (hiragana ちどり, katakana チドリ, rōmaji chidori)
- (literally) numerous birds
- a plover
Proper noun
千鳥 (hiragana ちどり, rōmaji Chidori)
- a place name