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

Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 鳥頭 – see the following entry.
【鳥兜とりかぶと】
[noun] wolfsbane
(This term, 鳥頭, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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