旅行鳩

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
りょ
Grade: 3
こう
Grade: 2
はと > ばと
Jinmeiyō
kan'on kun'yomi
 リョコウバト on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From 旅行 (ryokō, travel) +‎ (hato, pigeon; dove). The hato changes to bato as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(りょ)(こう)(ばと) or 旅行鳩(リョコウバト) (ryokōbatoりよかうばと (ryokaubato)?

  1. passenger pigeon (†Ectopistes migratorius)

Usage notes

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN