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カンムリカイツブリ (かんむりかいつぶり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カンムリカイツブリ

Meanings

1

noun

Great Crested Grebe

usually written using kana alone

A waterbird species (Podiceps cristatus) found in Japan and Eurasia. The name refers to its distinctive crest feathers.

カンムリカイツブリは湖みずうみでよく見みられる水すい鳥ちょうです。
The Great Crested Grebe is a waterbird often seen on lakes.

Written forms

カンムリカイツブリUsage100%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name; usually written in kana.
冠鳰かんむりかいつぶり
Kanji form is rare and mainly used in specialized contexts; the second character is a kokuji.

Kanji

冠crown, best, peerless
鳰

grebe, (kokuji)

Etymology

The name combines 冠 (かんむり, 'crown') and 鳰 (かいつぶり, 'grebe'), referring to the bird's crest. The kanji 鳰 is a kokuji (Japan-made character) for grebes.