河原鳩

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Japanese

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 カワラバト on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
かわ
Grade: 5
はら > ら
Grade: 2
はと > ばと
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi irregular kun'yomi

Etymology

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From 河原 (kawara, river bed) +‎ (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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(かわ)()(ばと) or 河原鳩(カワラバト) (kawarabatoかはらばと (kafarabato)?

  1. rock dove (Columba livia)

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
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN