五色野路子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
五 色 野 路 子
ご
Grade: 1 		しき
Grade: 2 		の
Grade: 2 		じ
Grade: 3 		こ
Grade: 1
on'yomi goon kun'yomi

Etymology

五色(ごしき) (goshiki, “five colors”) + 野路子(のじこ) (nojiko, “yellow bunting”)

Noun

五(ご)色(しき)野(の)路(じ)子(こ) or 五色野路子(ゴシキノジコ) • (goshiki nojiko) 

  1. a painted bunting, Passerina ciris

Usage notes

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

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