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Kanji Detail for 鶯 - "black-naped oriole, beautiful, japanese bush warbler"

  • Meaning

    鶯 means "black-naped oriole, beautiful, japanese bush warbler."

    1. Black-naped oriole - A bird of the family Oriolidae.

    2. Beautiful - Lovely; elegant.

    3. Japanese bush warbler - A small bird of the family Cettiidae known for its beautiful song (Japanese usage).

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    nightingale

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various)

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various)

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A bird name. Also called 黃鸝 (yellow oriole). Also called 倉庚. Back is gray-yellow. Belly is gray-white. Larger than a mynah. Males and females always fly together in pairs. Starts calling in early spring. Voice is round and beautiful. Colloquially called 黃鶯 (yellow oriole).
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