笑翡翠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
笑	翡	翠
わら(い) Grade: 4	かわせみ
	Hyōgai	Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi	jukujikun

Alternative spelling
笑い翡翠

Etymology

Literally, “laughing kingfisher”, 笑(わらい) (warai, “laugh, laughing”) + 翡翠(かわせみ) (kawasemi, “kingfisher”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [β̞a̠ɾa̠ika̠β̞a̠se̞mʲi]

Noun

笑(わらい)翡翠(かわせみ) or 笑翡翠(ワライカワセミ) • (waraikawasemi) 

1. laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae

Usage notes

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