鳥頭

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鳥 頭
とり
Grade: 2 		あたま
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

Literally "bird (chicken) head". From the opinion that chickens forget things quickly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [to̞ɾʲia̠ta̠ma̠]

Noun

鳥(とり)頭(あたま) • (toriatama) 

  1. (slang) a forgetful person

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of 鳥頭(とりがしら)の太刀(たち) (torigashira no tachi)[1]

Kanji in this term
鳥 頭
とり
Grade: 2 		かしら > がしら
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) とりがしら [tòrígáꜜshìrà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ɾʲiɡa̠ɕiɾa̠]

Noun

鳥(とり)頭(がしら) • (torigashira) 

  1. long sword with birds' heads carved on the pommel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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