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マミジロクイナ (まみじろくいな) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

マミジロクイナ

Meanings

1

noun

white-browed crake

usually written using kana alone

A species of rail (Porzana cinerea). Used in ornithological contexts.

マミジロクイナは東とう南なんアジアの湿しっ地ちに生せい息そくする。
The white-browed crake inhabits wetlands in Southeast Asia.

Written forms

マミジロクイナ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for bird names and matches usual-kana usage.
眉白水鶏まみじろくいな
Rare kanji spelling; lists it but the word is usually written in kana.
眉白秧鶏まみじろくいな
Rare kanji spelling; lists it but the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

眉eyebrow

白white

水water

鶏chicken

秧rice, seedlings

Etymology

Compound of 眉白 (mamijiro, 'white-browed') and 水鶏/秧鶏 (kuina, 'rail'), describing the bird's appearance.