ヒバリ

also: こくてんし · こうてんし

ひ

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り

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

skylark; Eurasian skylark

usually written using kana alone

Common bird name; usually written in kana. Refers to Alauda arvensis.

2

noun

Mongolian lark

Only with reading こうてんし

Specific species (Melanocorypha mongolica); used with the reading こうてんし for the rare kanji form 告天子.

ヒバリUsage14%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this bird name; usually written in kana.
ひばりUsage64%
Hiragana spelling is also common and matches the usual-kana preference.
雲雀ひばりUsage22%
Kanji form is recognized but rarely used in modern writing; usually written in kana.
告天子
rarely-used kanji form
- こくてんし
  Rare kanji form for skylark, with reading こくてんし; also read こうてんし for the Mongolian lark sense.
- こうてんし
  Rare kanji form specifically for the Mongolian lark sense, read こうてんし.
- ひばり
こうてんし
こくてんし

The word ひばり is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 雲雀 and 告天子 are ateji (phonetic assignments) and not etymologically related to the meaning.

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