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慈悲心鳥 (じひしんちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

慈じ悲ひ心しん鳥ちょう

じ

ひ

し

ん

ちょ

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Meanings

1

rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo

A bird species (Hierococcyx hyperythrus). Related to ジュウイチ (lesser cuckoo).

See also: ジュウイチ

慈じ悲ひ心

しん

鳥ちょう

は

夏なつ

鳥どり

と

し

て

日本にほん

に

渡と

来らい

する

。

The rufous hawk-cuckoo migrates to Japan as a summer bird.

Kanji

慈mercy
悲grieve, sad, deplore
心heart, mind, spirit
鳥bird, chicken

Related words

ジュウイチ
ジュウイチ is the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus), a different species. 慈悲心鳥 is larger and has a different call.

Written forms

慈じ悲ひ心しん鳥ちょう
Standard kanji spelling for this bird name.
ジヒシンチョウ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, common in biological contexts or when the kanji are obscure.

Etymology

The name 慈悲心鳥 literally means 'compassion-heart bird', possibly from the sound of its call being interpreted as '慈悲心' (compassion). The exact origin is uncertain.