萩猿子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
萩	猿	子
はぎ Jinmeiyō	まし Grade: S	こ Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

萩(はぎ) (hagi, “bush clover”) + 猿子(ましこ) (mashiko, “a bird in family Fringillidae with red or pink plumage”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠ɡʲima̠ɕiko̞]

Noun

萩(はぎ)猿(まし)子(こ) or 萩猿子(ハギマシコ) • (hagimashiko) 

1. Asian rosy finch, Leucosticte arctoa

Usage notes

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