森虫喰
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 森 | 虫 | 喰 |
| もり Grade: 1 |
むし Grade: 1 |
く(い) Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 森蟲喰 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “forest leaf warbler” 森 (mori, “forest”) + 虫食い (mushikui, “leaf warblers”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
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森虫喰 or 森虫喰 • (morimushikui or mori mushikui)
- the wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix, a bird species
- New World warblers, Parulidae, a taxonomic family of birds
- Synonym: アメリカムシクイ (Amerika mushikui)
Usage notes
[edit]As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 森 read as もり
- Japanese terms spelled with 虫 read as むし
- Japanese terms spelled with 喰 read as く
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- ja:Leaf warblers
- ja:New World warblers