七面鳥

Japanese
Kanji in this term
七 面 鳥
しち
Grade: 1		 めん
Grade: 3		 ちょう
Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

七 (shichi, “seven”) +‎ 面 (men, “face”) +‎ 鳥 (chō, “bird”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しちめんちょー [shìchíméńchóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
  • IPA(key): [ɕi̥t͡ɕimẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

七(しち)面(めん)鳥(ちょう) or 七面鳥(シチメンチョウ) • (shichimenchō) ←しちめんてう (sitimenteu) or シチメンテウ (sitimenteu)?

  1. a wild turkey
  2. (by extension) a turkey (bird)
    Synonyms: ターキー (tākī), カラクン (karakun), カラクン鳥 (karakun-chō)

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 シチメンチョウ.

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

Korean
Hanja in this term
七面鳥

Noun

七面鳥 • (chilmyeonjo) (hangeul 칠면조)

  1. Hanja form? of 칠면조 (“turkey”).
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