雲雀ひばり

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Chinese

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cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname bird; lentigo; sparrow
trad. (雲雀ひばり) くも すずめ
simp. (うんすずめ) うん すずめ
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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雲雀ひばり

  1. lark, skylark
  2. (ぞく) Alauda

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Derived terms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
くも すずめ
ひばり
Grade: 2 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spellings

告天子ひばり
 ヒバリ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From Old Japanese. Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 雲雀ひばりうんすずめ (yúnquè).

Some sources state it is derived from the fact that it chirps on sunny days (にちはれり), while others say that it is derived from the sound of its chirping.

Noun

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雲雀ひばり(ひばり) or 雲雀ひばり(ヒバリ) (hibari

  1. lark, skylark, Alauda arvensis
    Synonym: 告天子ひばり (kokutenshi)

Usage notes=

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).