赤腹

Japanese
Kanji in this term
赤 腹
あか
Grade: 1		 はら
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Etymology

赤 (aka, “red”) +‎ 腹 (hara, “belly”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) あかはら [àkáhárá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ka̠ha̠ɾa̠]

Noun

赤(あか)腹(はら) or 赤腹(アカハラ) • (akahara) 

  1. a brown-headed thrush
  2. Short for 赤腹井守 (akahara imori, “Japanese fire belly newt”).
  3. Synonym of 鯎 (ugui)

Usage note

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

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