"火の鳥" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [çi no̞ to̞ɾʲi] Forms: 火の鳥 [canonical] (ruby: (), (とり)), hi no tori [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 火 (hi, “fire”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|火|の|鳥|pos2=possessive particle|t1=fire|t3=bird|tr1=hi|tr2=no|tr3=tori}} 火 (hi, “fire”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 鳥 (tori, “bird”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ひ の とり}} 火(ひ)の鳥(とり) • (hi no tori)
  1. (mythology) a phoenix, more specifically as in Western mythology Synonyms: 不死鳥 (fushichō) (ruby: (), (), (ちょう)) (english: undying bird), 鳳凰 (hōō) (ruby: (ほう), (おう)) (english: a phoenix, as in Eastern mythology), 朱雀 (suzaku) (ruby: (), (ざく)) (english: red/vermilion bird), フェニックス (fenikkusu) (english: phoenix as transcribe into katakana)
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Download raw JSONL data for 火の鳥 meaning in Japanese (2.2kB)

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