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巴丹 (ばたん, batan) Japanese meaning: cockatoo | Kotomora

巴ば丹たん

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Meanings

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cockatoo

Refers to the bird family Cacatuidae. The kanji form 巴丹 is ateji.

動どう物ぶつ園えんで白しろいバタンを見みた。
I saw a white cockatoo at the zoo.

Kanji

巴comma-design
丹rust-colored, red, red lead

Written forms

巴ば丹たん
Ateji spelling for the cockatoo; the kanji are used phonetically.
バタンUsage100%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, common for animal names.

Etymology

The reading ばたん likely derives from English 'cockatoo' via Malay 'kakatua' or Dutch 'kaketoe', with the kanji 巴丹 used as ateji.