雲雀

See also: 云雀

Chinese

		cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname	bird; lentigo; sparrow
trad. (雲雀)		雲	雀
simp. (云雀)		云	雀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yúnquè

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wan⁴ zoek³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yúnquè
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yúncyuè
  - Wade–Giles: yün²-chʻüeh⁴
  - Yale: yún-chywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yunchiueh
  - Palladius: юньцюэ (junʹcjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /yn³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wan⁴ zoek³
  - Yale: wàhn jeuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wan⁴ dzoek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: wen⁴ zêg³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐn²¹ t͡sœːk̚³/

Noun

雲雀

skylark (Alauda arvensis)
(～屬) Alauda

Synonyms

(skylark): (Beijing) 叫天兒／叫天儿 (jiàotiānr), (Hokkien) 埔肘仔

Derived terms

小雲雀 / 小云雀 (xiǎoyúnquè)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雲	雀
ひばり
Grade: 2	Jinmeiyō
jukujikun

Alternative spellings
鸙告天子

Etymology

From Old Japanese. Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 雲雀 / 云雀 (yúnquè).

Some sources state it is derived from the fact that it chirps on sunny days (日晴り), while others say that it is derived from the sound of its chirping.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひばり [hìbárí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [çiba̠ɾʲi]

Noun

雲雀(ひばり) or 雲雀(ヒバリ) • (hibari)

lark, skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Synonyms: 告天子 (kokutenshi), 姫雛鳥 (hime-hinadori)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヒバリ (hibari).

Derived terms

雲雀貝(ヒバリガイ) (hibari-gai)
雲雀毛(ひばりげ) (hibari-ge)
雲雀千鳥(ひばりちどり) (hibari-chidori)
雲雀笛(ひばりぶえ) (hibari-bue)
雲雀骨(ひばりぼね) (hibari-bone)
雲雀結(ひばりむす)び (hibari-musubi)
揚(あ)げ雲雀(ひばり) (agehibari)
畔雲雀(アゼヒバリ) (azehibari)
岩雲雀(イワヒバリ) (iwahibari)
冠雲雀(カンムリヒバリ) (kanmuri hibari)
草雲雀(クサヒバリ) (kusahibari)
田雲雀(タヒバリ) (tahibari)
浜雲雀(ハマヒバリ) (hamahibari)
森雲雀(モリヒバリ) (morihibari)
藪雲雀(ヤブヒバリ) (yabuhibari)

References

“〈雲^▲雀〉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

^ 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
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-1] 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

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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