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トラツグミ (とらつぐみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

トラツグミ

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Meanings

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noun

White's thrush; scaly thrush

usually written using kana alone

A bird species (Zoothera dauma) found in East Asia. In Japanese, the name is almost always written in katakana as トラツグミ.

トラツグミは夜よるに美うつくしい声こえで鳴なくことで知しられている。
The White's thrush is known for singing beautifully at night.

Written forms

トラツグミUsage100%
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this bird species. It is usually written in kana.
虎とら鶫つぐみ
Kanji form using 鶫 (thrush). Rarely used; the bird name is almost always written in katakana.
虎とら鶇つぐみ
Alternate kanji form using 鶇 (thrush). Very rare in practice.

Kanji

虎tiger, drunkard

鶫thrush, (kokuji)

鶇thrush

Etymology

The name トラツグミ literally means 'tiger thrush', referring to the scaly, tiger-like pattern on its plumage.