三光鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	光	鳥
さん Grade: 1	こう Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

三光(さんこう) (sankō, “three lights; sun, moon, stars”) + 鳥(ちょう) (chō, “bird”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sã̠ŋko̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

三(さん)光(こう)鳥(ちょう) or 三光鳥(サンコウチョウ) • (sankōchō) 

1. black paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone atrocaudata

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).