五色野路子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
五	色	野	路	子
ご Grade: 1	しき Grade: 2	の Grade: 2	じ Grade: 3	こ Grade: 1
on'yomi	goon	kun'yomi

Etymology

五色(ごしき) (goshiki, “five colors”) + 野路子(のじこ) (nojiko, “yellow bunting”)

Noun

五(ご)色(しき)野(の)路(じ)子(こ) or 五色野路子(ゴシキノジコ) • (goshiki nojiko) 

1. a painted bunting, Passerina ciris

Usage notes

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