赤腹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
赤	腹
あか Grade: 1	はら Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Etymology

赤 (aka, “red”) +‎ 腹 (hara, “belly”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あかはら [àkáhárá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ka̠ha̠ɾa̠]

Noun

赤(あか)腹(はら) or 赤腹(アカハラ) • (akahara) 

1. brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus)
2. Short for 赤腹井守 (akahara imori, “Japanese fire-bellied newt”). (Cynops pyrrhogaster)
3. Synonym of 鯎 (ugui, “Japanese dace”) (Tribolodon hakonensis)

Usage notes

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