こくちょう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of こくちょう – see the following entries.

【国鳥】 [noun] national bird

【黒鳥】 [noun] [from 1179] (archaic, literal) a black-feathered bird [noun] [from ???] a black swan, specifically Cygnus atratus Alternative spelling コクチョウ

(This term, こくちょう (kokuchō), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 告牒.)