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Kotomora

鴣

partridge

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Readings

On'yomi

  • コ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

鴣 refers specifically to a partridge, a type of bird.

Most common words using 鴣

  • 岩鷓鴣いわしゃこ

    chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar)

  • 赤足岩鷓鴣あかあしいわしゃこ

    red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)

  • 鷓鴣しゃこ

    francolin (partridge-like bird of genus Francolinus)

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Etymology

鴣 is a phono-semantic compound: the left component 古 (old) likely provides the sound コ, while the right component 鳥 (bird) indicates the meaning. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

An old (古) bird (鳥) that is a partridge.

Reading mnemonic

For コ, imagine an old partridge cooing softly: coo -> コ.