星鴉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
星	鴉
ほし Grade: 2	からす > がらす Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “star crow”, 星(ほし) (hoshi, “star”) + 鴉(からす) (karasu, “crow, raven”). The karasu changes to garasu as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ho̞ɕiɡa̠ɾa̠sɨ]

Noun

星(ほし)鴉(がらす) or 星鴉(ホシガラス) • (hoshigarasu) 

1. northern nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes

Usage notes

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