とんび

Japanese

Alternative spelling
鳶

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) とんび [tóꜜǹbì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [tõ̞mbʲi]

Noun

とんび or トンビ • (tonbi) ^{←とんび (tonbi)^?}

Alternative form of とび (tobi, “black kite”)

Usage notes

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

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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