七面鳥

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しち
Grade: 1
めん
Grade: 3
ちょう
Grade: 2
goon
 シチメンチョウ on Japanese Wikipedia
 シチメンチョウ属 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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(shichi, seven) +‎ (men, face) +‎ (chō, bird)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しち)(めん)(ちょう) or 七面鳥(シチメンチョウ) (shichimenchōしちめんてう (sitimenteu) or シチメンテウ (sitimenteu)?

  1. a wild turkey
  2. (by extension) a turkey (bird)
    Synonyms: ターキー (tākī), カラクン (karakun), カラクン鳥 (karakun-chō)

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), as シチメンチョウ.

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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七面鳥 (chilmyeonjo) (hangeul 칠면조)

  1. hanja form? of 칠면조 (turkey)