差羽

Japanese

Kanji in this term
差 羽
さ(し)
Grade: 4 		は > ば
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
刺羽
鸇
鶆
鳩

Etymology

Compare 翳(さしば) (sashiba, “long-handled fan”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) さしば [sàshíbá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [sa̠ɕiba̠]

Noun

差(さし)羽(ば) or 差羽(サシバ) • (sashiba) 

  1. grey-faced buzzard, Butastur indicus

Usage notes

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

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