百舌
Chinese
hundred | tongue | ||
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trad. (百舌) | 百 | 舌 | |
simp. #(百舌) | 百 | 舌 |
Pronunciation
Noun
百舌
- (~鳥) Alternative name for 烏鶇/乌鸫 (wūdōng, “blackbird; Turdus merula”).
Derived terms
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Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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百 | 舌 |
Grade: 1 | Grade: 6 |
irregular |
Etymology
The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), literally "hundred tongues", from the way shrikes can mimic other bird calls.
Noun
百舌 • (mozu)
- Alternative spelling of モズ: the bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
- Alternative spelling of モズ: a shrike (any bird of family Laniidae)