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ベニハシガラス

Meanings

1

noun

red-billed chough

usually written using kana alone

A bird species (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax). The name is usually written in katakana.

ベニハシガラスはカラス科かの鳥とりで、赤あかいくちばしが特とく徴ちょうです。
The red-billed chough is a corvid bird characterized by its red bill.

Written forms

ベニハシガラス
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this bird name; usually written in kana.
紅べに嘴はし烏がらす
Kanji spelling is rare; the bird name is usually written in kana.

Kanji

紅crimson, deep red
嘴beak, bill
烏

crow, raven

Etymology

Compound of 紅 (beni, 'crimson') + 嘴 (hashi, 'bill') + 烏 (karasu, 'crow'), literally 'red-billed crow'. The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the bird's appearance.