白鳥

白鳥

1. white-feathered bird, such as swan, heron, crane
2. Alternative name for 蚊子 (wénzi, “mosquito”).

白 (haku, “white”) +‎ 鳥 (chō, “bird”)

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) はくちょー [hàkúchóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟̊ᵝt͡ɕo̞ː]

白鳥 (hiragana はくちょう, katakana ハクチョウ, rōmaji hakuchō, historical hiragana はくてう, historical katakana ハクテウ)

1. a swan[3] (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus)

• 白 (はく)鳥 (ちょう)座 (ざ) (hakuchōza, “Cygnus”)
• 黒 (コク)鳥 (チョウ) (kokuchō, “black swan”)

白 (shira, shiro, “white”) +‎ 鳥 (tori, “bird”)

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しら​とり [shìráꜜtòrì] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • (Tokyo) しらとり [shìrátórí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠to̞ɾʲi]

白鳥 (hiragana しらとり, rōmaji shiratori, alternative reading しろとり, rōmaji shirotori)

1. (literally) a white-feathered bird
2. a swan (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus)

白鳥 (hiragana しらとり, rōmaji Shiratori)

1. A surname​.

白鳥 • (baekjo) (hangeul 백조)

1. Hanja form^? of 백조 (“swan”).
2. white heron, compare 백로