菊戴

Japanese
Kanji in this term
菊 戴
きく
Grade: S		 いただ(き)
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
鶎 (rare)

Etymology

Compound of 菊 (kiku, “chrysanthemum”) +‎ 戴き (itadaki, “top → crown”), from the bird’s crest plumed like the flower.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きくい​ただき [kìkúíꜜtàdàkì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲikɯ̟ᵝita̠da̠kʲi]

Noun

菊(きく)戴(いただき) or 菊戴(キクイタダキ) • (kikuitadaki) 

  1. a goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
    Synonym: 松毟鳥 (matsumushiri)

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 キクイタダキ.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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