葦雀

Japanese

Kanji in this term
葦	雀
よし Jinmeiyō	きり Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi	irregular

Etymology

葦 (yoshi, “reed”) +‎ 雀 (suzume, “sparrow”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).

For pronunciation and definitions of 葦雀 – see the following entry.

【葦切よしきり】 [noun] acrocephalid warbler (Acrocephalidae) Alternative spellings 葭切, ヨシキリ

(This term, 葦雀, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)