鴯鶓

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (鴯鶓) 鴯 鶓
simp. (鸸鹋) 鸸 鹋

Etymology

Borrowed from English emu. Borrowed via Cantonese.

Pronunciation


Noun

鴯鶓

  1. emu

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鴯 鶓
え
Hyōgaiji
みゅう
Hyōgaiji
irregular

Glyph origin

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 鴯鶓/鸸鹋 (érmiáo), Cantonese 鴯鶓/鸸鹋 (ji4 miu4).

Noun

鴯鶓(エミュー) • (emyū) ←エミウ (emiu)?

  1. Obsolete spelling of エミュー (emyū, “emu”).
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