Word Meaning 八色鳥

やいろちょう yairochou

八色鳥 is read as やいろちょう (yairochou) and means fairy pitta (Pitta nympha).

Meaning

English

  1. fairy pitta (Pitta nympha)

Reading

Kana

やいろちょう

Romaji

yairochou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 129732 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

五色鳥

ごしきどり

barbet (any bird of family Capitonidae)

八色姓

やくさのかばね

eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Asomi, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi)

鳥の子色

とりのこいろ

eggshell (colour)

八百屋

やおや

greengrocer

八重

やえ

multilayered

八方

はっぽう

large hanging lantern

八千代

やちよ

eight thousand years

八十日目

やっとかめ

a long time (since the last time)

八手

やつで

fatsi (Fatsia japonica)

八分

はちぶ

casting someone out

八分

はっぷん

eight minutes

八九分

はっくぶ

nearly