怨鳥

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
怨	鳥
えん Grade: S	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Compound of 怨(えん) (en, “grudge”) + 鳥(ちょう) (chō, “bird”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

怨(えん)鳥(ちょう) • (enchō) 

1. Synonym of ほととぎす

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
怨	鳥
ほととぎす
Grade: S (ateji)	Grade: 2 (ateji)

From 怨(えん)鳥(ちょう) (enchō).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 怨鳥 – see the following entry.

【ほととぎすホトトギス】 [noun] lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) Alternative spellings 子規, 時鳥, 杜宇, 杜鵑, 田鵑, 蜀魂, 郭公, 不如帰

(This term, 怨鳥, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)