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極鰺刺

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きょく
Grade: 4
あじ
Hyōgai
さ(し)
Grade: S
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
極鯵刺
 キョクアジサシ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(きょく) (kyoku, polar) + 鰺刺(あじさし) (ajisashi, common tern)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) きょくあじさし [kyòkúáꜜjìsàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [kʲo̞kɯ̟a̠ʑisa̠ɕi]

Noun

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(きょく)(あじ)(さし) or 極鰺刺(キョクアジサシ) (kyokuajisashiきよくあぢさし (kyokuadisasi)?

  1. arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea

Usage notes

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