瑠璃鳥

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瑠	璃	鳥
る Grade: S	り Grade: S	ちょう Grade: 2
goon	on'yomi	on'yomi

Etymology

瑠璃(るり) (ruri, “azure”) + 鳥(ちょう) (chō, “bird”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾɯ̟ɾʲit͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

瑠(る)璃(り)鳥(ちょう) or 瑠璃鳥(ルリチョウ) • (rurichō) 

1. Taiwan whistling-thrush, Myophonus insularis

Usage notes

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